Tammy Threatts, LCSW

Tammy Threatts is a licensed clinical social worker with a long-standing commitment to supporting adults, couples, and families through life’s challenges. She earned her social work education at Jackson State University and brings 26 years of professional experience to her clinical practice. Tammy holds the LCSW credential, which indicates advanced training and licensure as a clinical social worker.

Her work focuses on individual psychotherapy for adults, couples counseling, and family therapy, with a particular dedication to helping survivors of trauma and abuse. Tammy emphasizes healing from past wounds while helping clients build purposeful, forward-looking lives. Her practice centers on practical support, empathic listening, and helping people develop the skills needed to manage stress, relationships, and emotional recovery.

Clients who work with Tammy can expect an experienced clinician who blends clinical knowledge with a compassionate, strengths-based approach. She aims to create a space where adults, partners, and family members can explore difficult experiences, improve communication, and move toward greater well-being in daily life.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Tammy Threatts integrates clinical methods that emphasize thought patterns, present-moment awareness, and trauma recovery to help clients move forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors so clients can reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress and develop more effective coping strategies. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-centered attention and acceptance skills that can ease emotional reactivity and improve regulation during stressful moments. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on working through the impact of traumatic experiences by processing memories and strengthening skills for safety and emotional resilience; it is often used with people recovering from abuse or other traumatic events.

Determining the right approach is a collaborative process. Tammy Threatts works with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, then tailors interventions so therapy aligns with what will be most useful for that individual or family. Clients are invited to provide feedback and adjust the plan as they progress.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility for busy lives. Through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, clients can engage in regular treatment from different locations, fit sessions into varied schedules, and maintain continuity of care when in-person meetings are difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt these formats to support treatment goals while accommodating the client’s preferred mode of communication.