About Tammi
Tammi Rider is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with three decades of clinical experience. She offers straightforward, practical help for common struggles like anxiety, depression, stress, substance concerns, and attention challenges such as ADHD. Her style is compassionate and down-to-earth, aimed at helping people meet realistic goals and feel more in control of day-to-day life.
She has worked across inpatient and outpatient settings, independent practice, schools, home health, and hospice.
Background and approach
That varied background means she has seen many different life situations and the kinds of problems they bring. She uses that experience to tailor simple, usable strategies for each person. Tammi blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral ideas and mindfulness practices.
She focuses on listening first, then helping people try tools that change unhelpful thoughts, build coping skills, and reduce stress. She also draws on existential and Jungian perspectives when exploring meaning, values, and deeper life questions. Sessions emphasize clear information and hands-on techniques.
Parents and individuals who are worried about behavior, mood, or relationships will find practical steps to try between meetings. The work is collaborative - she helps set goals and tracks progress together with each person. Located in Louisiana, Tammi offers a calm, respectful space for people to talk through grief, trauma, recovery from addiction, and struggles with identity and intimacy.
Her aim is to help people build a more balanced, satisfying life on their own terms.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person without judgment and following their pace. It helps when someone needs a respectful listener who helps them name what matters and set meaningful goals.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It offers practical exercises to reduce anxiety, manage mood, change habits, and build coping skills for daily life.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and increase emotional balance. These techniques are useful for stress, grief, anger, and attention difficulties such as ADHD.
Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the work. Tammi will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and personal style. She revisits the plan over time and adjusts tools based on what is helpful.
Online therapy with her uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video sessions are good for deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a short break at work or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging are useful for quick check-ins, practicing skills between meetings, or when writing feels easier. These options make it easier to keep regular sessions and maintain progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English
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