Tammy Hicks, LPC

Tammy Hicks is a licensed professional counselor with 18 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. She focuses on practical support for life changes and mood concerns. Tammy aims to make the first step feel manageable for someone who is unsure about therapy.

She keeps sessions direct and down-to-earth. Tammy listens closely and helps clients name thoughts and feelings. Together they work on small, concrete steps that fit day-to-day life rather than abstract goals.

Her background includes a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas, Austin and a master’s degree from St. Edward's University. Over nearly two decades she has worked in different settings and with many kinds of concerns, which informs a flexible, experience-based approach.

Tammy uses practical methods that help people change unhelpful thinking and build new habits. She blends client-centered conversation with focused problem solving so sessions stay useful and goal directed. This mix is aimed at reducing anxious or low moods and improving everyday functioning.

She welcomes questions about process and what to expect in a session. Tammy helps people plan the next step, whether that means short-term skills work or a longer course of support. Her style is steady, collaborative, and oriented toward real improvements.

How Tammy Uses Talk Therapy Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on attentive listening and working from the client's own priorities. It helps when someone wants a compassionate space to talk through feelings and make sense of experience. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on short-term goals and small changes that add up, which can help people who want clear steps and faster momentum.

Tammy takes a collaborative approach to find the right mix of methods. She talks with each person about their goals, preferences, and daily life, then adjusts the approach together. That makes the plan feel realistic and tailored rather than one-size-fits-all.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into a busy routine. Video calls are good for visual connection and deeper conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a brief check-in, and messaging lets people send updates or questions between scheduled meetings. These options aim to make it easier to keep regular contact and to practice skills in real time.