- Practical coping steps
- Experience with intimacy
- Collaborative care
About Tammy
Dr. Tammy Sutterfield is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado who helps people manage depression and related concerns. She has twelve years of clinical experience and aims to make sessions practical and focused. Tammy writes questions and notes people can use between meetings. She keeps language simple and direct so busy parents can follow along.
Tammy studied clinical psychology and behavioral health through undergraduate, master's, and doctoral coursework. Her background includes work with adult clients in nontraditional relationship styles and sexuality, informed by study at the Modern Sex Therapy Institute. She draws on that experience when people bring relationship or intimacy challenges into therapy.
In sessions she uses techniques from attachment-based work and emotionally-focused therapy to improve connection and manage relationship distress. She also uses EMDR and trauma-focused methods when past upsetting events affect daily life. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are tools she uses to help people change habits and manage strong emotions.
Tammy adapts the plan to each person’s goals and daily realities. She talks through practical steps, coping strategies, and ways to build routines that reduce stress. Her approach is collaborative and goal-oriented, with attention to pacing so people can balance therapy with family and work.
People who reach out can expect straightforward conversation about what feels hardest right now, a shared plan for next steps, and specific strategies to try between sessions. Tammy encourages questions and regular check-ins to make sure therapy stays helpful.
Tammy studied clinical psychology and behavioral health through undergraduate, master's, and doctoral coursework. Her background includes work with adult clients in nontraditional relationship styles and sexuality, informed by study at the Modern Sex Therapy Institute. She draws on that experience when people bring relationship or intimacy challenges into therapy.
In sessions she uses techniques from attachment-based work and emotionally-focused therapy to improve connection and manage relationship distress. She also uses EMDR and trauma-focused methods when past upsetting events affect daily life. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are tools she uses to help people change habits and manage strong emotions.
Tammy adapts the plan to each person’s goals and daily realities. She talks through practical steps, coping strategies, and ways to build routines that reduce stress. Her approach is collaborative and goal-oriented, with attention to pacing so people can balance therapy with family and work.
People who reach out can expect straightforward conversation about what feels hardest right now, a shared plan for next steps, and specific strategies to try between sessions. Tammy encourages questions and regular check-ins to make sure therapy stays helpful.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.