About Tami
Tami Brugman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 24 years in the mental health field. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, trauma, and many life transitions. Her approach is calm and straightforward.
She meets people where they are and focuses on practical next steps. She uses a client-centered stance, so sessions start with what matters most to the person in front of her.
Background and approach
She blends acceptance and commitment strategies with cognitive techniques and mindfulness to manage thoughts, emotions, and behavior. Hypnotherapy is also available as an option when appropriate. Tami emphasizes the mind-body connection and is pursuing a PhD in Applied Psychophysiology to deepen that work.
That training informs how she notices stress responses and builds skills to reduce physical and emotional tension. She adapts methods to each person rather than applying a single formula. Sessions are conversational and practical.
People can expect clear goals, skill practice, and check-ins about what works between sessions. She aims to be a collaborative partner rather than an authority figure. Her experience includes community mental health and independent practice settings.
That range means she is comfortable helping with everyday struggles as well as complex or long-standing issues. She works from Texas and communicates in English.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify values and take meaningful action even when difficult thoughts and feelings appear. It’s useful for anxiety, depression, and navigating life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions, and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for stress, mood concerns, and anxiety. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and simple practices to reduce reactivity and build focus, which can help with stress, sleep, and attention challenges.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tami will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before. Together they will try methods that fit the person’s life and adjust the plan as needed so progress feels realistic and manageable.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people see facial cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick updates, homework questions, or when messaging fits a busy schedule. These options help make ongoing care more practical for people juggling work, caregiving, or travel.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Texas, California
- Languages
- English
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