Tamra Priestley, LCMHC
Utah · 8 years in practice
Tamra Priestley is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) based in Utah who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles.
License and registration
- LCMHC, Utah
- 9763782-6004 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1992258644 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Tamra
Tamra Priestley is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) based in Utah who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. She aims to make therapy practical and easy to follow. Her manner is straightforward and focused on real change so parents reading on a phone can quickly see what to expect.
Tamra uses an approach that centers on emotions and relationship patterns. She helps people notice how feelings affect decisions and interactions, then practices new ways of responding.
Background and approach
Sessions often include skills to reduce anxiety, tools to lift mood, and steps for improving communication. Her background includes eight years of clinical experience in independent practice and employee assistance work. That work included supporting first responders, law enforcement staff, and older adults facing end-of-life concerns.
She has also worked in multiple personal clinics before opening her own practice in Utah. Tamra speaks from personal experience as well as professional training. She has navigated single parenting, adoption-related matters, divorce, and family caregiving.
She blends life coaching ideas with counseling to help people build daily habits and complete practical homework between sessions. People who choose her generally want clear tools for coping, improved relationships, and relief from lingering trauma or low self-esteem. Tamra focuses on helping clients find purpose, rebuild confidence, and take step-by-step actions toward a calmer, more productive life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Tamra lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Tamra names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How emotional work and online sessions fit together
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on understanding and reshaping emotional responses in relationships and personal patterns. It helps people see how emotions drive reactions and teaches new ways to connect and repair interactions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the therapist follows the client's lead to build insight and self-direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is goal-oriented and practical, helping people identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with clearer, action-oriented thinking.Choosing the right approach is a team process. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and what feels most useful. Together they test tools and adjust methods until the plan fits the person’s life and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexibility and makes regular sessions easier to keep. Video calls let the therapist and client use visual cues and practice communication skills together. Phone sessions work well when video is difficult or bandwidth is low. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short check-ins, skill practice, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options help therapy fit around work, parenting, and other daily demands while keeping focus on emotional healing and practical change.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Tamra helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationships, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, eating and parenting concerns, and many related topics.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses emotionally-focused and client-centered approaches alongside CBT and DBT techniques to teach practical skills and address relationship patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of clinical experience working in personal practices and with employee programs supporting first responders and law enforcement staff.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She holds the Utah LCMHC credential and practices in Utah.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
Which session formats are offered?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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