Tammy Steiner

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) is a short-term goal-focused evidence-based therapeutic approach, which incorporates positive psychology principles and practices, and which helps clients change by constructing solutions rather than focusing on problems. In the most basic sense, SFBT is a hope friendly, positive emotion eliciting, future-oriented vehicle for formulating, motivating, achieving, and sustaining desired behavioral change.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a structured therapy that focuses on teaching four core skills (mindfulness, acceptance & distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness) to help you create a good life for yourself. You work on those skills through a series of lessons and then start applying them to your life.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form of psychological treatment that has been demonstrated to be effective for a range of problems including depression, anxiety disorders, alcohol and drug use problems, marital problems, eating disorders, and severe mental illness. Numerous research studies suggest that CBT leads to significant improvement in functioning and quality of life.

I am a proud AF veteran, wife of a Navy veteran, and mother of an Air Force service member. I have vast knowledge and expertise on the stressors that the military lifestyle can have on service members and their families.

As a therapist specializing in children’s issues I play a crucial role in addressing the complex emotional, behavioral, and psychological needs of young clients. My expertise extends beyond general therapy practices, I have deep understanding of child development, family dynamics, and the unique ways children express and process their emotions.For younger children, I use play therapy, which leverages play as a medium for children to express their feelings.

I use my knowledge of the developmental stages of adolescence to help teens navigate significant physical, emotional, cognitive, and social changes. Adolescents are in a crucial phase of identity formation. Teen are exploring their personal values, beliefs, and goals, and often questioning previous norms and grappling with the desire for independence. I also work with teens to learn to manage fluctuation in emotional regulation.