What Is Individual Therapy?

Life can feel overwhelming.  Stress that won't let up, emotions that are hard to name, patterns you keep repeating without understanding why. Individual therapy offers a dedicated space to slow down, look inward, and begin to make sense of it all.

At Dr. Tamara L. Tencer & Associates, P.C., adult therapy is relational, holistic, and entirely client-centered. Our clinicians work to understand your unique history, your present concerns, and the goals that matter most to you and then collaborate with you to create meaningful, lasting change.

What We Help With

Adults navigating a wide range of challenges find support in individual therapy, including:

•       Stress, anxiety, and persistent worry

•       Depression, low mood, and emotional fatigue

•       ADHD and executive functioning difficulties

•       Life transitions — career changes, relationship shifts, identity questions

•       Grief, loss, and processing change

•       Trauma — both recent and long-standing

•       Relationship and interpersonal difficulties

•       Anger management and emotion regulation

•       Insecurity and self-worth

What to Expect in Sessions

Therapy at our Westmont, Illinois office, and through secure telehealth, provides the time and safety to reflect authentically on your experiences. Sessions are collaborative: your clinician listens with care, asks thoughtful questions, and helps you recognize repeated patterns, understand their origins, and find healthier ways forward.

Practical skills including stress management, emotion regulation, ADHD coping tools, conflict resolution, and communication techniques are woven into the work alongside deeper exploration of what drives your thoughts and behaviors. You bring the goals; we bring the expertise and steady support to help you reach them.

Our Approach

Treatment is evidence-based, relationship-centered, and adaptable. Whether you are working through a major life transition, managing the daily weight of anxiety, untangling complex relationship dynamics, or developing a healthier relationship with food and your body, therapy is tailored to what you need most  and evolves with you over time.

Our team brings a warm, non-judgmental presence to every session. Clients across the western Chicago suburbs including Westmont, Downers Grove, Hinsdale, Oak Brook, and surrounding communities  as well as clients throughout Illinois and 43 states via telehealth, receive the same consistent standard of individualized care.