- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
About Tamara
Tamara Gilarski is a Florida licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 35 years of professional experience. She has worked across a range of settings and focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, motivation, and coping with life changes.
Tamara helps people sort through what feels overwhelming. She talks through worries about confidence, the push-pull of motivation, and the fallout from traumatic experiences. Conversations are direct and grounded, aimed at clarifying patterns that keep problems repeating.
Her approach centers on practical conversations and steady pacing. She listens for what matters most to each person and looks for small changes that make daily life easier. Work may include practicing new ways of reacting, testing choices between sessions, and reviewing what did or did not help.
Tamara also supports people facing specific stressors such as abandonment, issues tied to adoption or foster care, and family-of-origin concerns. She can address aging and geriatric issues, neurodiversity topics like autism and Asperger Syndrome, and challenges such as hoarding, impulsivity, and infidelity.
People bring a wide mix of problems, from coping with natural or human-caused disaster to fertility and gender dysphoria related stresses. Tamara draws on long experience to help untangle complicated histories and daily pressures.
To begin, she asks clients to share current concerns and practical goals. That first session is used to set clear, realistic steps so work afterward feels focused and manageable.
How evidence-based approaches are used in online sessions
Tamara draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, teachable strategies. One common approach uses practical skills training to manage anxiety and stress, teaching breathing or grounding exercises and stepwise exposure to reduce avoidance. This helps when daily worries or avoidance limit activity or decision-making.Another approach emphasizes trauma-informed methods that help people name what happened and reduce its impact on current reactions. That work often involves tracking triggers, practicing new responses, and reviewing what felt helpful after tests in everyday life.
Finding the right fit is part of the work. Tamara collaborates with each person to identify the approaches that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She reviews options in early sessions and adjusts techniques based on what is useful and doable.
Session formats are not listed in the provided biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy day, shorten check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Many people choose online work so they can meet during a break, manage bandwidth by turning off video, or focus on written follow-ups between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
35+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, motivation, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include ADHD, adoption and foster care issues, aging, and relationship problems such as infidelity.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and conversational with steady pacing. She looks for concrete steps and small changes to try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 35 years of professional experience working in clinical settings. That experience informs how she handles complex histories and repeated patterns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Florida licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to start therapy with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.