About Tamara
Tamara Payne is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 20 years of experience helping adults manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, relationship and parenting challenges, and trauma. She also supports people with LGBT concerns, intimacy and self-esteem issues, career transitions, and ADHD.
She recognizes how hard it is to ask for help and aims to make that first step feel a little easier. Her style is warm, direct, and interactive.
How Tamara works
She listens but also asks questions, points out patterns, and offers practical strategies. Sessions focus on what matters most to the person in front of her and look for solutions that fit everyday life. Tamara uses several evidence-based approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.
She blends techniques to match each person’s goals and strengths rather than using a one-size-fits-all method. Over two decades she has worked with adults facing chronic illness, addiction, family-of-origin issues, caregiver stress, fertility and divorce concerns, and complications related to aging and blended families. That depth of experience informs practical tools for coping and change.
If someone is looking for straightforward feedback, skill-building, and a collaborative process, Tamara offers an approach that balances empathy with clear guidance. She practices in New Jersey and conducts sessions in English.
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What Tamara works with
The areas below are the ones Tamara selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Jersey |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, values-based steps toward those goals while learning to live with difficult thoughts and emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thinking patterns and practicing concrete skills to change unhelpful behaviors and reduce symptoms. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that helps process strong memories and reduce their emotional hold through guided procedures.Figuring out the right approach is part of the therapy process. She will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. That collaboration can include trying an approach for a few sessions and adjusting as needed.
Confirm current session options before booking to learn which online formats are offered. Online sessions can make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce the time spent traveling to appointments. Many people find it easier to practice skills between sessions when work can be balanced around appointments, and therapists can use exercises, guided mindfulness, and skills coaching online just as they do in person.
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