Tammy Payne
Compassionate support for trauma and everyday struggles
About Tammy
Tammy Payne helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulty, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. She keeps the focus on building self-compassion and supporting each person’s first steps toward change. Tammy frames sessions around patience and practical understanding rather than rush or judgement.
She trained in the United Kingdom and has seven years of professional experience, plus two years of training with organisations including Mind and Kinergy. That early work included supporting survivors of sexual assault and abuse.
Background and approach
Her background means she is used to working with people affected by trauma and its ripple effects. Tammy uses attachment-based ways of thinking alongside client-centred and existential ideas. In practice this means paying attention to how relationships shaped current patterns, listening without directing, and helping people face big life questions about meaning and choice.
She aims to match her responses to the pace a person can manage. Sessions are practical and conversational. Tammy balances gentle challenge with steady support.
She helps people notice unhelpful habits, try new ways of relating, and build kinder self-talk. People often come for help with panic, dissociation, codependency, eating or self-harm concerns, chronic illness impact, isolation, and recovery after sexual assault. Tammy encourages small, achievable steps and works alongside clients as they test new approaches and rebuild confidence.
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Sessions & fees
How Tammy’s approaches translate to online counselling
Attachment-based work pays attention to how early relationships shape current ways of relating. Online sessions can be used to notice patterns in trust and closeness and to practise new responses in conversation. Client-centred work puts the person’s experience at the centre; the counsellor listens without directing and helps people find their own answers. This approach supports self-exploration and building self-compassion. Existential ideas focus on meaning, choice and responsibility; conversations can help clarify values, face uncertainty and make purposeful changes.Tammy aims to find the best mix of these approaches together with each person. She discusses goals, preferences and practical needs so the therapy fits what matters to the individual. That collaborative planning is part of early sessions and can be reviewed as things change.
Online therapy via video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging offers flexibility for different lifestyles. Video calls are useful for richer interaction and non-verbal cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when being off-camera feels easier. Live chat and messaging suit quick check-ins, shorter reflections, or people who prefer writing things down. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, family and health routines while still working with the therapeutic approaches described.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
