Dr. Tammy Sutterfield, LPC

Dr. Tammy Sutterfield is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people handle stress, anxiety, grief, and major life changes. She works with adults facing relationship and intimacy challenges, addiction and process concerns, and health-related struggles like chronic pain, cancer, and caregiving strain. Tammy brings 12 years of counseling experience to her practice in Colorado and speaks English.

Her approach mixes practical skill-building with attention to emotions and attachment patterns. She uses emotion-focused work to help people name feelings and improve connection. She also draws on trauma-informed methods to address painful past experiences and on mindfulness to build present-moment coping skills.

Tammy has formal study in clinical psychology and behavioral health through undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs. She also completed work with the Modern Sex Therapy Institute, which informs her work with alternative adult relationships and intimacy-related concerns.

In sessions she emphasizes collaboration and personalization. Conversation, targeted exercises, and paced processing of difficult memories or emotions are common parts of the work. Motivational interviewing is used when people want to change habits or move away from addictive patterns.

People choosing therapy can expect a mix of short-term strategies and longer-term exploration based on their needs. Tammy aims to adjust the plan as goals evolve and invites clients to shape the process together.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Attachment-based work looks at patterns in how people relate to others. It helps identify where old ways of relating cause stress or distance and guides changes toward more secure connection and clearer communication.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on tracking and naming emotions in the moment. It supports rebuilding trust and closeness by helping people express needs and respond differently in tense interactions.

EMDR involves focused processing of distressing memories and sensations. It is used when trauma or past painful events continue to affect daily life and relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, symptoms, and personal preferences and then try methods that fit. This is a collaborative process and plans can change as progress is made.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life and to attend from different locations. It can reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that suits a schedule. Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking to learn which online or in-person formats are offered and which will best match your needs.