Tamra Priestley, LCMHC
Utah · 8 years in practice
Tamra Priestley is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) based in Utah who helps people build steadier, more satisfying lives.
License and registration
- LCMHC, Utah
- 9763782-6004 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1992258644 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Tamra
Tamra Priestley is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) based in Utah who helps people build steadier, more satisfying lives. She focuses on improving relationships, easing anxiety and depression, and guiding people through trauma, grief, and big life changes. Tamra combines practical skill-building with personal understanding to help clients take manageable steps forward.
She uses a client-centered style that puts the person's experience first. Sessions often include clear tools for coping, small take-home exercises, and honest conversation about what is getting in the way of change.
Background and approach
Tamra also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to address anxious or negative thinking patterns and on existential ideas to help people find meaning and direction. Her background includes eight years of clinical work across personal practices and employee assistance settings. That work included supporting first responders and law enforcement staff, and meeting the needs of older adults facing end-of-life concerns.
Tamra has also worked with people affected by adoption, divorce, and the long-term effects of abuse and trauma. She brings life experience as a single parent and as someone who has cared for a child with special challenges. Those experiences inform how she frames practical strategies and homework for clients.
Many sessions focus on building confidence, motivation, and everyday routines that support recovery. Tamra emphasizes collaborative goal-setting. Clients and she decide together what to try next, with regular check-ins to see what is helping.
Her aim is to move people toward calmer days, stronger relationships, and clearer purpose.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Tamra lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Tamra names
- Existential Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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Online support
How Tamra’s Approaches Work Online
Existential Therapy looks at questions of meaning, purpose, and choice. It helps people facing life transitions, loss, or a sense of aimlessness to clarify values and make decisions that fit who they want to be.Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience and priorities. Sessions focus on listening, reflecting, and helping people set their own goals while building self-compassion and confidence.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thought patterns and the behaviors that follow. It provides concrete exercises to challenge negative thinking and build new habits for managing anxiety and depression.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to test methods and adjust the plan based on what feels most helpful. Goals, preferences, and practical needs guide which techniques are emphasized.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging offer shorter check-ins, quick coaching between sessions, or a way to process thoughts without a full appointment. These options support regular contact and flexible scheduling to keep progress moving forward.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Tamra often help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, self-esteem, addictions, and major life changes. The list also includes parenting challenges, career struggles, body image, and ADHD-related concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Sessions are client-centered and practical, focusing on clear tools and small exercises to try between meetings. Cognitive approaches are used for thinking patterns and existential ideas help people find meaning.
What is her clinical background?
She has eight years of clinical experience working in independent practice and employee-focused services. That has included supporting first responders, law enforcement staff, and older adults with end-of-life issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LCMHC, which stands for Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, and practices from Utah.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
In what session formats can someone work with her?
She sees people through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions operate through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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