Tammie Bailey, LCSW

How attachment work and acceptance tools translate online

Tammie draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to understand how early relationships shape current patterns. That approach looks at how people connect, respond to closeness, and manage loss. It helps when relationship patterns or abandonment worries affect daily life.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on noticing feelings, clarifying values, and taking small committed actions. ACT is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes because it teaches practical ways to move toward what matters despite difficult emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tammie discusses options and adapts methods based on each person’s goals, needs, and preferences. She works together with clients to test techniques and choose what feels most helpful over time.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging so people can pick what fits their day. Video is useful for deeper conversation and nonverbal cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is low, chat supports shorter check-ins, and text messaging helps when ongoing, brief support is preferred. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules while keeping focus on the therapeutic goals.