Tami Brugman , LMFT

Tami Brugman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, depression, and ADHD. She also supports those dealing with grief, trauma, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, and career or life transitions. Her approach is practical and straightforward, aimed at making therapy feel manageable for people who are worried or overwhelmed.

She brings 24 years of experience in mental health settings and private practice. That background includes work with individuals and couples across a wide range of concerns. Tami uses a client-centered stance that focuses on each person’s specific needs and goals.

Tami draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness techniques, hypnotherapy, and solution-focused ideas. She explains tools clearly and practices them in ways people can use outside sessions. Sessions aim to build skills for managing emotions, improving communication, and reducing unhelpful patterns.

She is enrolled in a PhD program in Applied Psychophysiology and often considers the mind-body connection when planning care. This shows up as attention to breathing, bodily reactions, and practical ways to calm the nervous system alongside talking work.

Tami works from Texas and holds an LMFT. She offers a collaborative style and emphasizes small, doable steps so progress feels real and steady.

How Tami’s Approaches Work Online

CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-world experiments. Online CBT sessions can help with anxiety, depression, and behavior patterns by teaching clear skills and homework people can use between meetings.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice inner experiences without getting stuck and commit to actions that match their values. In remote sessions this can include mindfulness exercises, values clarification, and short behavioral steps to practice during the week.

Tami also uses client-centered techniques that emphasize listening, validation, and working at the client’s pace. Together these approaches let her tailor sessions to someone’s goals while using practical exercises and brief skill building.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. She will talk with each person about goals, try techniques, and adjust based on what helps. That means treatment can shift over time - for example moving from skill practice to deeper work as needed.

Online therapy offers practical benefits like flexible scheduling and multiple ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skill demonstrations and guided exercises. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, tracking mood, and getting short coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.