About Tamie
Tamie O'Neil is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and ADHD-related struggles. She uses a straightforward, warm style to help clients name goals and take clear steps forward. Many people come to her when life's demands feel overwhelming or when old patterns keep getting in the way.
Her approach starts with listening. Sessions focus on the client's concerns and priorities, then move toward practical steps to change what isn't working.
Background and approach
Tamie blends client-centered conversation with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help people break down problems into manageable actions. She also draws on solution-focused techniques and motivational interviewing to support decision-making and action. That can mean short-term plans for a specific problem or longer work on mood, relationships, or coping skills.
Tamie aims to make sessions feel collaborative and goal-directed rather than vague or theoretical. With 12 years of experience, Tamie has worked with a wide range of mental health concerns, including trauma, eating and sleeping issues, addictions, and mood disorders. Her background includes crisis counseling where she helped people develop coping strategies and connect with supports.
This practical experience informs how she helps clients stay safe and move forward. Tamie works with people who want clear steps and steady support. She helps clients build skills for managing emotions, improving communication, and handling life changes.
Her style is patient, direct, and focused on what will make daily life better.
Approaches that guide online work and practical care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a strong working relationship. The therapist follows the client's lead, helping them name what matters and supporting their choices. This approach works well for people who want a respectful space to sort out feelings and priorities.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. It breaks problems into small, doable steps and is useful for anxiety, depression, impulsivity, and many everyday struggles. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and improve focus, which can be useful alongside CBT tools.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each client to pick methods that match their goals, symptoms, and preferences. That might mean a short, solution-focused plan for a specific issue or ongoing CBT and mindfulness practice for mood and attention challenges.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients send updates, ask brief questions, and maintain momentum between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while using the approaches described above.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family problems
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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