Tammy Kreutz
Tammy is a Pre-Licensed Professional working towards becoming a Licensed Associate Counselor in Arizona.
She works with individuals and couples seeking a way out of toxic mindsets, stuck relationships, family problems, anxiety, and anger. Tammy loves working with individuals as they unfold their stories. Everyone, from teens to mature adults, have a unique experience to share. Tammy works hard to understand her clients and seeks to clarify values, identify strengths, and learn skills that will reshape and build a bright and hopeful future. Her calm demeanor and kind personality helps create a special place where clients feel heard and accepted. Tammy works with evidence-based theories and tools, drawing mostly from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Bowen Family Systems.
Couples Therapy
Couples often get stuck in repetitive patterns of anger, frustration, hurt, and resentment. Tammy will work with both partners to unwind tangled communication and work to develop positive experiences that reflect your honest desires and values. She will help you look at patterns that are transmitted from previous generations and help to break the cycles of pain or blame. Tammy knows that sexual and emotional intimacy are a key component to a fulfilling relationship. This aspect of marriage, or long-term relationships, can be confusing and difficult to talk about. However, if the couple is willing to grow and work, great changes can be achieved in this area. Couples can find hope and healing from pain and suffering. Tammy will work together with you to practice open and honest communication that honors everyone’s unique traits and fosters a deeper sense of self.
Individual Therapy
Tammy brings many years of life experience as a woman, wife, and mother into her clinical work. She understands the pressures and challenges that are often pushed aside as we navigate the many roles that we play in life. Tammy uses science-based methods and tools to help you gain an understanding of why you think or feel the way you do in various circumstances. By establishing greater clarity about the context of our lives, we can develop skills that help us blaze a new path of freedom and action. We become the authors of our own experience and are able to write our own story. Tammy can help you find yourself amidst the chaos that surrounds you, helping you to stand firm and on solid ground, despite the negative winds that may try to push you down.
Working with Children and Teens
Tammy loves working with adolescent and preadolescent youth. This time is full of new experiences that challenge young people to grow and decide what they want out of life. This can be a confusing and challenging time, navigating personal values alongside the social pressures that may come from family, friends, and community. Tammy is ready to help clients identify and work through the chaos of emotions and pressures while identifying strengths and developing emotional resilience that can last a lifetime.
Working with Older Adults
Older adults may be apprehensive about speaking with a counselor. However, this time of life comes with many changes, often forcing us to learn new roles and new norms. Tammy can help you grieve these changes and look forward to new opportunities for growth and fulfillment. All ages can learn from speaking with another about the challenges they are facing. A new perspective can infuse a life with greater meaning and purpose.
Education and Personal Life
Tammy is a supervised therapist completing a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health from Grand Canyon University. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University in Music Education. Tammy taught elementary music for 3 years before staying home to raise children. She has sat on many local school parent organization boards and has facilitated many community music events in Mesa.
Tammy is a Tempe, AZ native and has been married to her high school sweetheart for almost 27 years. Together, they have 5 children, 4 girls and 1 caboose boy. Tammy brings years of raising girls, navigating life during her husband’s career path, and her own difficult experiences to her ability to understand her clients and help them find greater healing and hope. She loves all things music, reading (especially fantasy), and recently got pulled into K-dramas and K-pop by her daughters.
Insurance and Scheduling
Appointments can be scheduled by clicking the “Schedule Now” button. For a free 15-minute consultation email
talktotammyk@gmail.com or call (480) 269-1026.
Session fees are $70 for a 50-minute session. Tammy also accepts United Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS), Aetna and Cigna insurance. Tammy does not accept AHCCCS (Mercy Care), ACA (Affordable Care Act/Marketplace), Healthchoice, Medicare, Medicaid, or EAPs.