Tamara Banks

Tamara Banks is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with more than two decades in the counseling field. She introduces herself with a calm, straightforward manner and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship and family concerns. Her work emphasizes practical steps and steady support to make everyday life feel more manageable.

She earned a Master’s in Counseling and an Educational Specialist degree in Counselor Supervision from Marshall University Graduate College, where she also teaches as an adjunct professor. Her background includes roles in school counseling and community settings since 2001. Tamara’s experience covers a wide range of issues from self-esteem and parenting stress to grief, addictions, bipolar concerns, and body image.

Tamara uses several approaches in her work, including client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), solution-focused techniques, and trauma-focused practices. She adjusts her style to suit each person’s needs and priorities, aiming for practical strategies families and individuals can use right away.

She describes herself as compassionate and direct. She encourages people to see therapy as a normal step toward feeling better rather than a stigma. Her goal is to help clients find clearer coping skills, better communication, and a stronger sense of control over day-to-day life.

If someone and Tamara decide they are a good fit, she arranges sessions around mutually agreed times. Tamara works in West Virginia and conducts sessions in English.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on what matters to the person seeking help. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients set goals that feel meaningful. This approach is useful for stress, self-esteem concerns, and relationship problems.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thinking and shift behaviors that keep problems going. It often includes simple exercises and practical skill-building for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Tamara will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. She will suggest options and adapt methods over time so the plan fits day-to-day life.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, cut down travel time, and allow quicker check-ins during a workday or school break. Different formats also let people choose a quieter setting or a shorter session when needed. Licensed professionals can use these methods to help practice new skills, plan steps forward, and track progress without requiring major schedule changes.