- Strengths focused
- Practical tools
- Collaborative care
About Tamika
Tamika Hodges is a licensed clinical social worker who brings six years of experience to her practice in Kansas. She focuses on helping people make changes when life feels overwhelming. Tamika centers her work on the client’s strengths and on practical steps that move daily life forward.
She listens for what matters most in each person's story. Tamika helps people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, and the stress of major life transitions. She also supports those facing relationship strain, codependency, addictions, and challenges with self-esteem.
Her approach is grounded in collaboration. Tamika uses client-centered conversation to understand goals, and blends techniques from attachment work, cognitive behavioral ideas, dialectical behavior strategies, and mindfulness. Sessions often include learning new coping skills and practicing different ways to respond to hard emotions.
Tamika has worked across a variety of concerns including caregiving stress, chronic illness, adoption and foster care issues, body image, and LGBTQ matters. She aims to make therapy understandable and practical for busy lives. Her background as an LCSW and a LSCSW guides a straightforward, respectful style.
If a reader is ready to try therapy, Tamika encourages taking small steps. She helps people set clear aims, try tools between sessions, and adjust the plan as needed. Prospective clients should confirm session options and scheduling details before booking.
How Tamika Uses Therapy Approaches Online
Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships. It looks at how early connections shape current trust, boundaries, and reactions, and helps people try new ways of relating. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replaces them with more effective choices. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and daily coping skills. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and to support clearer decision making.Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the process. Tamika collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and daily life. She listens to priorities, tries approaches together, and adjusts plans based on what helps most.
Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking since specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people practice skills in their regular routines and bring real situations into conversation. Licensed professionals tailor pacing and homework to match each person’s life and goals.
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Experience
6+ years
Credentials
North Carolina, Kansas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Tamika help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship issues, grief, addictions, codependency, and related concerns like self-esteem and parenting strain.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens first, then uses client-centered conversation plus skill-based techniques to meet real-life goals.
What is her professional background?
She has six years of clinical experience working with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns and focuses on helping clients apply tools to everyday life.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
She holds LCSW and LSCSW credentials and practices in Kansas.
Which languages are supported and are international appointments available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the available formats are not specified here.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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