Tamela Stull-Drugan, LMHC, LPC

Tamela Stull-Drugan is a licensed counselor with more than 22 years of experience in substance abuse and mental health. She helps people manage stress and anxiety, work toward sobriety, and handle the pressures of daily life. She also supports people facing relationship strain and grief. Her approach centers on treating everyone with dignity and respect and helping them live in a way that feels authentic.

She adapts conversations and plans to each person's situation instead of using a one-size-fits-all method. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps. That can mean learning new ways to cope with strong emotions or setting small, doable habits for recovery and wellbeing.

Tamela uses a mix of methods such as client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, and mindfulness skills. These tools are used to reduce unhelpful thoughts, increase present-moment awareness, and guide action toward specific goals. Solution-focused elements are used to identify strengths and quick, actionable changes.

Her background is in both substance abuse and broader mental health care, giving her experience with addiction, mood struggles, and life transitions. She frames therapy as a collaborative process and aims to support clients in becoming whole again after difficult experiences.

Tamela holds LMHC and LPC credentials and practices in Florida. She emphasizes respectful, tailored care and helps people take the first steps toward a more satisfying life.

How Tamela’s Approaches Work Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's experience and priorities. The therapist listens closely, reflects what is said, and helps people name their goals so work can move in a chosen direction. This approach is helpful for rebuilding self-esteem and clarifying values.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and actions. It uses practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking patterns and build new coping skills. This approach is often useful for anxiety, depression, and anger management.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. The therapist and client will decide together which approaches fit best based on needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process can change as progress is made or priorities shift.

Because session formats are not detailed here, confirm which options are offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life because it often removes travel time and can allow quicker check-ins around work or family responsibilities. It can also permit shorter or more frequent contact when that helps momentum. Licensed professionals adapt tools like mindfulness exercises and CBT worksheets to the online setting so practical skills can be learned and practiced between meetings.