Tamra Priestley , LCMHC

Tamra Priestley is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor - LCMHC - based in Utah who combines clinical training with life coaching to support emotional growth and stronger relationships. She focuses on helping people build healthy connections starting with a solid relationship with themselves, and she brings practical skill-building to that work. Tamra has helped many individuals move through anxiety and depression, drawing on her own lived experience of recovery to offer empathy and encouragement rather than judgment.

Her practice also emphasizes healing from trauma and abuse, addressing how those experiences can undermine motivation, self-esteem, and confidence until wounds are worked through. Tamra draws on experience gained in private practice settings and in organizational care for employees - including first responders, law enforcement, and their families - as well as work with older adults facing end-of-life concerns. She values homework and goal-focused work that extends progress beyond session time.

Personal life experiences as a single parent, parent of a child with special challenges, and someone who has navigated adoption, divorce, and recovery from abuse inform Tamra's empathic, practical approach. She welcomes the opportunity to help people find purpose, learn new skills, and pursue a more peaceful, productive, and satisfying life.

Approaches for Online Growth and Connection

Tamra uses client-centered therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental environment where the client's priorities guide the work - this approach helps people who want to explore values, identity, and relationship patterns at their own pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that contribute to anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems, offering practical strategies for change. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, provides tools for managing intense emotions, improving interpersonal effectiveness, and increasing distress tolerance, which can be especially helpful for mood instability and relationship conflicts.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Tamra will work with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences and then tailor interventions from these methods so the plan fits the individual rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy with Tamra brings practical flexibility - sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into busy schedules or to continue work during life transitions. These options allow licensed professionals to deliver consistent, goal-oriented therapy while adapting to each person's communication style and availability.