Tamra Priestley , LCMHC

Tamra Priestley is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) and certified life coach based in Utah who focuses on helping people build healthier relationships starting with themselves. Drawing on eight years of clinical experience, she supports individuals facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and a wide range of relationship and life challenges. She emphasizes practical skill-building so clients leave sessions with tools they can apply between meetings and over time.

Her professional background includes work in three private practices and as a provider for an employer program that served employees, first responders, law enforcement, and their families. She has also supported older adults confronting end-of-life concerns. Tamra combines formal training with personal experience - including single parenting, adoption, divorce, and recovery from anxiety and depression - to offer empathetic and informed care. This blend of clinical and lived experience informs her work with issues such as self-esteem, grief, addiction, parenting, ADHD, and the complex effects of trauma.

Tamra offers a collaborative approach that values each person s story and goals. She helps clients identify meaning, develop coping strategies, and strengthen communication and intimacy within relationships. Those seeking structured therapies, coaching for life transitions, or supportive guidance for healing and growth may find her approach both practical and compassionate.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Healing and Growth

Tamra integrates client-centered therapy, which focuses on creating a supportive, nonjudgmental environment where the client s own goals and values guide the work. This approach helps people build self-awareness, self-compassion, and stronger relationships with themselves and others.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT is practical and skills-based, often helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. For clients who struggle with intense emotions or interpersonal difficulties, she draws on dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) strategies to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and effective communication.

Finding the right method is part of the therapeutic process and Tamra approaches this collaboratively. She works with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, then tailors strategies from these approaches so therapy fits the individual rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy with Tamra is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for varied schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier for people to access licensed professionals from home, during breaks, or while traveling, and support consistent engagement as clients pursue lasting change.