Tamika Hodges, LCSW, LSCSW

Tamika Hodges is a licensed social worker who helps people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship challenges. She holds LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) and LSCSW (Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker) credentials and practices in Kansas. Tamika focuses on practical steps people can use right away to feel steadier in daily life.

Her sessions are collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens first, then works with each person to pick strategies that fit their situation. That might include identifying unhelpful thoughts, learning new coping skills, or building stronger emotional connections.

Tamika uses several approaches to guide her work, including cognitive behavioral therapy, attachment-based ideas, and client-centered methods. She draws on these tools to help with stress, grief, addictions, self-esteem, parenting strain, and work-related concerns. The goal is to reduce symptoms and improve routine functioning over time.

With six years of clinical experience, she supports people dealing with complex backgrounds such as adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, chronic health conditions, and codependency. She also addresses concerns related to sexuality, body image, and mood disorders in straightforward terms.

Sessions are offered through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Tamika asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on availability.

How Tamika’s Approaches Work Online

Tamika draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT often focuses on concrete steps and short-term strategies to reduce anxiety, depression, and patterns that get in the way of daily life.

She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current reactions. This can help people who struggle with trust, closeness, or repeated relationship patterns. Client-centered work guides her to follow the person's lead, offering empathy and reflection so individuals feel heard as they set their own goals.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Tamika will discuss options, try methods out, and adjust based on each person's needs, goals, and preferences. The plan can change as progress is made and new challenges appear.

Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for skills practice and deeper dialogue. Phone sessions can be an easier option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter setup is preferred. Live chat and text messaging make brief check-ins and shorter coaching-style exchanges possible between longer sessions.