Tamara Banks, LPC

Tamara Banks is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with more than two decades of clinical work. She brings a direct, compassionate style to sessions and helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and major life changes. Tamara writes plainly and listens carefully to understand what matters most to each person she meets.

She uses client-centered techniques and cognitive behavioral methods along with solution-focused and trauma-focused approaches. That means she will help clients identify patterns in thinking and behavior, set practical goals, and address painful memories at a pace that feels manageable. Sessions aim to be straightforward and useful, not abstract.

Tamara has experience supporting people with parenting concerns, relationship and family tensions, addiction, eating and body image issues, bipolar disorder, anger, and coping after loss or traumatic events. She also works with issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care matters, caregiver stress, blended family dynamics, and communication problems.

Based in West Virginia, she brings 22 years of counseling experience to her work and also teaches as an adjunct professor. Her approach is to tailor interventions to each person’s needs and preferences. She invites clients to be active partners in setting goals and deciding what helps.

Reaching out can be hard, and Tamara acknowledges that. She asks prospective clients to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to her availability once a good fit is identified.

How these approaches guide online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and views. The therapist listens, reflects, and helps people choose what matters most. This approach helps when someone needs understanding, direction, or help sorting out priorities.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors link to mood and actions. It uses clear steps and exercises to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. A therapist will work with clients to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means trying options, checking progress, and adjusting plans together rather than promising one fixed method.

If you are considering online therapy, check the exact session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time. Some people prefer video for face-to-face interaction, while others like phone check-ins for quick updates or when bandwidth is limited. Confirm available formats when you schedule so sessions match your routines and needs.