Licensed clinical social worker recordVirginia
Tamara Blau, LCSW, LISW
Virginia
Licensed clinical social worker - stress and mood concerns
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- Credentials
- LCSW, LISW
- Licensed in Ohio
- LISW, licence I.0008186-SUPV
- Licensed in Virginia
- LCSW, licence 0904010019
- NPI
- 1124633078
- Experience
- 10 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Virginia
These details come from information Tamara supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
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- Client-centered approach
- Cognitive behavioral tools
- Mindfulness techniques
About Tamara
Tamara Blau is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Virginia and a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) in Ohio with ten years of clinical experience. She focuses on everyday pressures like stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, and relationship and family concerns. She also helps with addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, and workplace issues.
Tamara uses a client-centered style that emphasizes practical skills and clear goals. She talks with people about what is happening now and what they want to change. Sessions include concrete strategies for managing panic, mood challenges, anger, and low self-esteem.
Her background includes long-term work in public social service settings and more recent experience in schools supporting middle school students. That mix of settings informs how she approaches communication difficulties and caregiver stress. She understands the demands that families and workplaces place on daily life.
Tamara blends talk-based work with specific techniques from cognitive behavioral approaches and mindfulness. She may use motivational interviewing to support behavior change and solution-focused methods to set short-term goals. The emphasis is on skills people can use between sessions.
People who reach out can expect straightforward, practical conversations about goals and next steps. Tamara helps identify small changes that add up, and she works with each person to build strategies that fit their routine and responsibilities.
BHow sessions work
Approaches used in online sessions
Tamara often draws on client-centered work that focuses on listening, clarifying goals, and building a plan based on what matters to the individual. This approach helps people identify what to change and what small steps to try next.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques to name unhelpful thinking patterns and practice different responses. CBT is useful for anxiety, panic, mood problems, and workplace stress because it links thoughts, feelings, and actions in clear steps. Mindfulness Therapy is another tool she uses to teach simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and support mood regulation.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, preferences, and day-to-day demands. That collaborative decision-making guides what gets tried first and how progress is reviewed.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, school, and caregiving by removing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people continue consistent work on practical skills without changing daily routines.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Ohio, Virginia
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What types of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, panic, anger, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, and workplace issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered with practical techniques. She uses cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused steps to set goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience plus earlier work in public social services and school settings supporting middle school students.
What credentials and licensure does she hold?
She holds LCSW and LISW credentials, listed as VA LCSW and OH LISW.
Are sessions available in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions billed and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first appointment?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers