Tammy Barnum, LMHC

Tammy Barnum is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York with 22 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, anger, grief, relationship and parenting problems, and a wide range of other concerns listed on her profile.

She has practiced in schools, community programs, and mental health clinics. That range of settings taught her how people cope in messy daily life. Tammy helps people notice patterns that keep them stuck and develop practical ways to respond differently.

Her approach blends client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative ideas. In sessions she listens for what matters most, helps clients test small changes, and looks at the stories people tell about themselves. She uses straightforward exercises and short experiments to build skills for managing strong emotions like anger.

Tammy describes her work as encouraging and validating. She aims to help people identify strengths and use them to handle problems, reduce reactivity, and improve relationships. She also supports people working through trauma, addictions, sleep issues, eating concerns, identity questions, and major life transitions.

People who choose her often want practical steps rather than long lectures. Sessions focus on clear tools - thought work, behavior experiments, and mindfulness practices - along with conversations that reframe difficult experiences. Tammy asks clients what matters to them and shapes the work around those goals.

How Tammy’s approaches translate to online work