About Tamara Thompson:
Tamara Thompson is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who operates remotely in Yakima Washington. She brings 36 years of experience helping persons in distress find hope and healing through therapy and providing expertise in Psychiatric Assessment / Medication management. She has a warm and engaging style that immediately puts her clients at ease. She is committed to patient empowerment by partnering with the client in developing treatment goals and a plan of care suited to individual needs. She draws upon a variety of theoretical frameworks which include: identifying how thoughts and beliefs impact behavior (CBT,) examining how past experiences (positive and negative/traumatic) have shaped ways of coping; developing insight and increasing self management skills / ( DBT), and learning Breathing / Muscle Relaxation to reduce acute distress. Skills taught and medications utilized are based on research, (best practices); proven effective for hundreds of clients. She is an expert in assisting clients who present with difficulties that range from everyday stress (relationship issues, life transitions, grief, coping with job or academic stress, ( ADHD); but is also able to provide expert medical care for more complex conditions such as those suffering from : deep depression, suicidal thinking, erratic mood swings, panic attacks, obsessions / compulsions, symptoms relating to past trauma, ( PTSD - avoidance, flashbacks / nightmares) and substance abuse . She holds degrees in the areas of Nursing, Psychology, and completed her graduate work at Vanderbilt University. She celebrates cultural diversity. She has been on the faculty at several universities in Washington State and enjoys assisting young adults.
