Tami Brugman , LMFT

Tami Brugman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 24 years of experience based in Texas. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, depression, ADHD, grief, sleep and eating problems, parenting strain, anger, self‑esteem, career shifts, and family of origin issues. She also supports people coping with chronic illness, caregiving stress, cancer, codependency, communication breakdowns, and the aftermath of separation or infidelity.

She draws on a client‑centered approach that keeps the person’s goals in focus. Sessions are practical and conversational. She uses tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, hypnotherapy, and mindfulness to address patterns that began in childhood and affect current life.

Her background includes work in community mental health and private practice, with experience across mild and more severe mental health concerns. She is enrolled in a PhD program in Applied Psychophysiology at Saybrook University and describes the mind‑body connection as important to her work. That study informs how she thinks about stress, sleep, chronic pain, and emotional regulation.

In sessions she helps people notice repeating family roles and expectations, and then tests small changes to interrupt those patterns. Therapy can include practical exercises, thought‑work from CBT, mindfulness practices, and guided hypnotherapy when appropriate. Her style aims to be straightforward and focused on measurable steps.

People who choose her often want to understand how their early family experiences shape current relationships and choices. To begin, she asks about present goals and daily routines so sessions fit real life demands and responsibilities.

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