Tamika Blaisdell

Tamika Blaisdell is a licensed clinical social worker with 15 years in the mental health field. She brings experience from psychiatric facilities, high schools, prisons, and private practice. Tamika frames her work around helping people navigate intense life stressors and disruptive emotions, including anger and trauma-related struggles.

Her approach is direct and relational. She listens closely to the immediate problem and helps people name what they are feeling. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings, not just talk about what went wrong.

Tamika uses several approaches to match what each person needs. She draws on client-centered methods to follow the person’s lead, cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and change unhelpful thoughts, and dialectical behavior ideas for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. She also brings in Gottman-informed strategies for relationship issues and hypnotherapy when it fits the person’s goals.

Many people seek her help for stress, anxiety, relationship strain, anger, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes. She also addresses abandonment, attachment concerns, communication problems, codependency, and related issues such as guilt, shame, and isolation.

Tamika practices in Montana and works in English. People who wish to begin are invited to use the site’s Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.

How her approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on following the person’s pace and priorities. In practice this means the therapist listens actively, reflects what she hears, and helps the client set the agenda for each session. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches clear skills for changing unhelpful thinking and small behavioral experiments to test new ways of coping. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills to reduce intense anger and impulsive reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tamika discusses options with each person and adjusts methods to match their goals and day-to-day life. That collaborative planning helps choose whether to emphasize skills practice, relational exploration, or targeted behavioral change.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy schedule and reducing travel time so people can keep regular appointments. Online work can also make it easier to do brief check-ins or to continue therapy during life transitions. Session formats were not specified in the biography, so confirm available formats before booking. The focus will be on making therapy usable and relevant to everyday life, with tools and exercises that can be practiced between meetings.