Licensed clinical social worker recordKentucky
Tammy Adams, LCSW
Kentucky
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - mood and addiction support
Continue with TammyCredentials check
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in Kentucky
- LCSW, licence 252735
- NPI
- 1821353137
- Experience
- 17 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Kentucky
These details come from information Tammy 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.
AAbout
- Anxiety and depression
- Substance use support
- Relationship issues
About Tammy
Tammy Adams is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Kentucky with 17 years of experience in community mental health. She works with people who are coping with anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship strain, trauma, grief, parenting challenges, and other distressing life events.
She trained at the University of Louisville for her master's degree and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Kentucky. Her work history includes time with the Cabinet for Families and Children and many roles in inpatient and outpatient settings, jails, and programs serving medically complex patients and people experiencing homelessness.
Tammy uses practical, interactive methods in sessions. She mixes client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral techniques and skills from dialectical behavior therapy and emotionally focused work. Mindfulness practices are also part of how she helps people reduce reactivity and manage stress.
In conversation she focuses on validation and straightforward problem solving. Clients set the pace and she adapts approaches to what is useful in daily life. Common topics include coping with life changes, anger management, sleep and eating problems, caregiver stress, and issues tied to mood disorders and addiction.
Tammy also addresses blended family concerns, communication problems, codependency, and end-of-life caregiving stress. She speaks English and works from a social-work perspective rooted in the realities of work, family, health, and community pressures.
BHow sessions work
Therapeutic approaches used in remote sessions
Tammy commonly uses cognitive-behavioral therapy and client-centered methods. Cognitive-behavioral therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and build practical coping skills for anxiety, depression, and mood problems. Client-centered work focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the client so goals come from the person in therapy rather than being imposed.She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills when emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness are priorities. DBT skills teach concrete steps to manage strong emotions, reduce impulsive behaviors, and improve communication in relationships.
Picking the right approach is part of the work. Tammy will review your concerns, goals, and daily demands and suggest which methods to try first. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.
Confirm current session options before booking. Once you know the available formats, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Therapists can also adapt exercises and skills practice to the setting you use for sessions so the work translates into everyday life.
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Experience
17+ years
Listed in
Kentucky
Languages
English
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people with anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family conflict, trauma, grief, parenting concerns, sleep and eating issues, and related challenges.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style blends client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral and dialectical skills, plus emotionally focused and mindfulness techniques to address thoughts, emotions, and behavior.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of experience working in community mental health, inpatient and outpatient settings, and correctional environments.
Is she licensed and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Kentucky and practices from that state.
In what languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not accepting international clients.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule the first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers