Tamara Banks, LPC

Tamara Banks is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 22 years in the counseling field. She offers straightforward, compassionate care and helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and parenting challenges. Her background includes work in schools and higher education, which informs a practical, down-to-earth style.

She adapts therapy to each person's needs and often draws on client-centered ideas to make sessions focused on the individual's goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one of the tools she uses to help people change patterns of thinking and behavior that keep them stuck. Solution-focused techniques are used when quick, goal-oriented steps are most useful.

Tamara has experience with trauma and abuse and applies trauma-informed methods when addressing PTSD, grief, or self-harm concerns. She also supports people dealing with addictions, bipolar disorder, eating issues, and major life transitions. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, blended family challenges, and communication or commitment issues.

Her work history includes roles as a school counselor and an adjunct professor at Marshall University Graduate College, which shapes her practical approach and familiarity with youth through adult populations. She describes herself as someone who listens carefully and speaks plainly to help people make real changes.

Reaching out for help can feel hard, and she aims to make that first step easier. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on her availability.

How Tamara’s Approaches Translate to Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person’s experience. The therapist helps clients set their own goals and guides conversations so sessions reflect what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and uses step-by-step strategies to build new habits and reduce symptoms. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes small, practical changes and short-term goals to create momentum and measurable progress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options, try techniques, and adjust based on how well they match the client’s needs, goals, and preferences. This is a collaborative process that aims to make sessions useful from the start.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use quieter surroundings, avoid video when they prefer, or schedule appointments around work and school commitments. Ask about available formats when you complete the matching questionnaire so sessions suit your routine and goals.