About Tammy
Tammy Franek, LPC, brings 25 years of clinical experience supporting people who face stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and life transitions. She helps with parenting questions, anger, career concerns, addictions, and the everyday overwhelm that can follow trauma, grief, or caregiving duties. Tammy aims to meet each person with respect and compassion from the first conversation.
Her approach is practical and client-centered. Sessions focus on the issues you bring and on developing clear, doable steps to feel better.
Background and approach
Tammy listens first, then works with you to set short-term goals and next steps that fit your life. She commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and to build new coping skills. Those methods are used alongside a client-centered stance that keeps the conversation grounded in your priorities.
This mix helps with anxiety, sleep problems, mood swings, and relationship or work stress. Tammy tailors the pace and tools to each person. Some people prefer structured skill-building; others want more time to talk things through.
She adjusts the balance between problem-solving and reflective listening to match what you need. Tammy practices in Missouri and offers a steady, encouraging presence for people navigating change. Her style is straightforward and warm, aimed at helping you take practical steps toward calmer days and clearer choices.
How Tammy’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding your experience. The therapist follows your lead, reflects what you say, and helps clarify what matters most to you. This approach is useful when you need space to talk through feelings, relationship concerns, grief, or caregiver stress.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches specific skills to challenge unhelpful thinking and to form new habits. People often use CBT for anxiety, low mood, sleep problems, and managing impulsivity or anger.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tammy will collaborate with you to decide which methods to try first based on your goals, daily life, and what feels comfortable. That teamwork helps shape a plan that fits you and changes over time as needs shift.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexible options. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can help maintain momentum between longer sessions or fit brief updates into a busy day.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
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