I am licensed in Michigan, Indiana, Idaho, Montana, Illinois, and Colorado, with 20 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, coping with addictions, trauma and abuse, & sleeping disorders. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Avoidant personality, Codependency, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Divorce and separation, Drug and alcohol addiction, Emptiness, Family problems, First responder issues, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Mood disorders, Personality disorders, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
IN LCSW 34005386A
MI LMSW 6801115349
VA LCSW 0904016044
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Tammy Ponder. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Tammy has been extremely helpful to me. She is warm, calm, & easy to open up to. I am so grateful for the match that betterhelp made for me
Written on Jan 05, 2024 after therapy with Tammy for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, coping with life changes, and adhd
Tammy does an excellent job of working with me to understand what I am feeling, how I can help myself and what I need from others. She is a wealth of knowledge. I appreciate her insight greatly.
Written on Dec 04, 2023 after therapy with Tammy for 2 months on issues concerning relationship issues, and coping with life changes
She’s great!
Written on Nov 22, 2023 after therapy with Tammy for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, addictions, lgbt, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, and coping with life changes
Wonderful person and an attentive and supportive therapist that has already helped me better myself in a multitude of ways.
Written on Nov 20, 2023 after therapy with Tammy for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, and compassion fatigue
Responds promptly and thoroughly
Written on Sep 24, 2023 after therapy with Tammy for 6 months on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and coping with life changes
Tammy is very professional and very easy to talk to even if it's just telling stories from your past or about your day.
Written on Jun 16, 2023 after therapy with Tammy for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, and adhd