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Tamika Hodges

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Tamika Hodges

Kansas

Supportive LCSW focusing on practical change

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  • Strengths focused
  • Male wellbeing included
  • Evidence informed

About Tamika

Tamika Hodges is a licensed clinical social worker who offers compassionate care for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship strain. She practices in Kansas and uses a strengths-based approach that treats each person as the expert on their own life. Her style is supportive and practical, aimed at helping people make small, doable changes that add up over time.

With six years of clinical experience, Tamika focuses on everyday problems like self-esteem, grief, addiction, and career concerns. She also addresses more specific areas such as attachment issues, body-image concerns, caregiving stress, and challenges related to adoption or foster care. Her work reflects a broad range of common life stresses rather than one narrow issue.

Tamika blends several approaches to match a person's needs. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at relationship patterns and uses client-centered methods to keep the person’s goals central. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques help with thoughts and behaviors that maintain anxiety and low mood, while mindfulness practices support emotion regulation.

Sessions are collaborative and focused on practical steps people can try between meetings. Tamika emphasizes building skills and noticing progress, even when change feels slow. She encourages honest conversation about what is and isn’t working so plans can be adjusted.

People who want straightforward, empathetic support and tools for coping with life’s ups and downs may find her approach helpful. Tamika invites prospective clients to explore what matters most to them and to set clear, manageable goals together.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early experiences affect current trust and connection. It can help with relationship strain, attachment issues, and understanding repeated patterns that cause pain.

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what the person says they need. The therapist follows the client’s lead, offers empathy, and helps people clarify their own goals and values.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets the thoughts and behaviors that maintain anxiety and low mood. It uses practical exercises and experiments to change unhelpful patterns and build coping skills.

Together, these approaches form a flexible toolbox. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences. That means trying different techniques and adjusting them based on what helps.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel and allowing for shorter check-ins when needed. Confirm the specific session formats offered before booking, since the biography does not list formats. Many people find online sessions help maintain continuity of care while using approaches like attachment work, client-centered conversations, and CBT-based homework.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Credentials

North Carolina, Kansas

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Tamika help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship concerns, self-esteem, addictions, grief, and related issues listed in her profile.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is supportive and practical, centered on the client’s goals and strengths. Sessions emphasize small, usable steps and skill building.

What is her clinical background and experience?

She has six years of clinical experience working with a broad range of emotional and behavioral concerns.

What credentials and region are listed?

She holds LCSW and LSCSW credentials and practices in Kansas.

Which languages are supported and can international clients work together?

Sessions are offered in English, and she does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

The therapist biography does not specify session formats; confirm the current session options before booking.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

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