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Tamara Christman, LPC

  • Experience22 years
  • LocationVirginia
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Eating
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Tamara

Tamara Christman is an LPC with 22 years of clinical practice, offering experienced guidance for people navigating stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, grief, trauma, and career transitions. She draws on a range of evidence-informed methods to meet clients where they are and tailor interventions to each person’s needs.

Background and approach

Her training and long tenure in the field support a steady, informed presence when addressing complex emotional challenges like body image issues, eating concerns, intimacy-related struggles, and compassion fatigue. Her style blends warmth, curiosity, and practical skill-building to help clients increase self-understanding and resilience.

Tamara emphasizes collaboration and gradual change, helping clients identify patterns such as attachment concerns, codependency, communication or control issues, and dissociation, then developing workable strategies for coping and growth. She creates a nonjudgmental environment for exploring difficult material and supports clients in building sustainable habits that align with their values and goals.

Approaches that guide online healing and growth

Internal Family Systems helps people understand and relate to the different parts of themselves, making it easier to heal from inner conflicts and trauma by fostering internal cooperation and compassion. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and learning practical skills to accept difficult emotions while taking meaningful action toward a life that matters. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns formed in early life to improve connection, trust, and how one relates to others in close relationships.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with clients to identify which methods fit their goals, preferences, and presenting issues, and adapts interventions as progress unfolds so the plan stays aligned with each person’s needs.

Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone appointments, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules or to connect from different locations within Virginia. These formats support consistent access to licensed professionals and allow the therapist and client to practice skills and process material between live conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Tamara works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, eating and body image problems, career transitions, and compassion fatigue.
What is the therapeutic approach or style used in sessions?
Her approach is collaborative and client-centered, integrating methods such as Internal Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to match each person’s needs.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She brings 22 years of experience working with individuals through a wide range of life challenges and emotional concerns.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She holds the credential LPC and is based in Virginia; her LPC number is VA LPC 0701011638.
Are sessions available in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and the therapist is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered for online work?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible options for engagement.
How is cost and payment handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy with this clinician?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesEating disordersCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Also works with

Trauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Imago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

22+ years

Licensed

Virginia

Languages

English