"You are exactly where you need to be. Life is school. We are all learning.

Embrace & expand your psychology & inner wisdom with us." Barbara Tatum, LPC

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Barbara Tatum, LPC 

My goal is to provide you with a positive, motivating, sincere, and authentic

counseling experience. I truly enjoy supporting and empowering children,

adolescents, adults, couples, and families. I am committed to partnering together

authentically to help solve and resolve personal, interpersonal, family, career and other mental health changes that impact your functioning. 

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I specialize in the areas of anxiety, depression, anger management, adhd, stress management, self-image, self-esteem, school problems, interpersonal relationships, divorce, grief/loss, family conflict, parenting, life transitions, crisis intervention, and substance abuse.

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I utilize an integrative wellness model to diagnose, counsel and implement treatment. My theoretical framework is based in contemporary psychodynamic therapy, solution focused therapy, the nurtured heart approach, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, positive psychology, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness-based practices. I also truly enjoy integrating creative arts therapies such as music! 

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James Tatum, Emotional Intelligence & Cognitive Behavioral Life Coach

My goal is to provide you with a targeted and goal oriented life coaching experience. I work with adults who are ready to embrace a specific life change or challenge with an open heart and a willingness to take steps towards their desired outcomes. I am excited to partner with clients to develop a deeper relationship with themselves in order to achieve their goals. 

 

I am trained in and specialize in integrating the Internal Family Systems model to assist life coaching clients in accessing and healing protective and wounded parts of themselves that may be unintentionally getting in the way of goal attainment. I am also certified as Cognitive Behavioral Life Coach and certified as an Emotional Intelligence Life Coach. I teach that there are no "bad parts” only “unknown parts” or “unclaimed parts” of self – this aids in dramatically reducing fear and resistance. I believe all are capable of preserving their own “wholeness” and capable of bringing more of that "wholeness" forward in life. As a life-long athlete and educator, I also enjoy integrating a sense of teamwork and play to the life coaching experience.