Tamara L. Statz, MA, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Tamara has experience working with individuals and families across the lifespan, but she has a heart for older adults and caregivers. Tamara has over 16 years of experience working with older adults and their families in various settings, including: in-home, assisted living, care centers, and hospice.
In 2013 Tamara recognized a need for specialty therapy services for older adults and caregivers, and she created Vibrant Living to meet their needs. Older adults have unique concerns that often are missed or misunderstood. Tamara provides in-home counseling to older adults dealing with a variety of issues, including retirement, family conflict, depression, isolation, end of life, terminal illness and more.
In addition, Tamara identified that often caregivers are overlooked and underserved, while their loved one is seeing doctors, physical therapists, and specialists. Caregiving can be a time of great fulfillment and also a source of unique stress. Talking with Tamara can provide caregivers an opportunity to unpack their experience and process the complex feelings that can accompany it.
Vibrant Living was designed to meet the need for older adults and caregivers to have a dedicated time to talk with a kind, neutral, listening ear. Talking with a therapist is different than talking with family and friends. During your counseling session you get to unload and refresh, all in a space of warmth and non-judgment.
In addition to Vibrant Living, Tamara is a Study Counselor at the University of Minnesota - School of Public Health. She is providing a 6-session counseling and support protocol to families whose loved one has recently moved into long-term care for dementia. This is an exciting National Institute of Health / National Institute on Aging grant-funded research project, more information can be found here.
Outside of work, Tamara enjoys spending time with loved ones, seeing live music, snuggling her cat, walking her dog, and working on her many house projects.
Licenses and Certifications
Education
MA - Marriage and Family Therapy BA - Psychology, Sociology
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Hamline University
Specialties
Professional Memberships
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Tamara has experience working with individuals and families across the lifespan, but she has a heart for older adults and caregivers. Tamara has over 16 years of experience working with older adults and their families in various settings, including: in-home, assisted living, care centers, and hospice.
In 2013 Tamara recognized a need for specialty therapy services for older adults and caregivers, and she created Vibrant Living to meet their needs. Older adults have unique concerns that often are missed or misunderstood. Tamara provides in-home counseling to older adults dealing with a variety of issues, including retirement, family conflict, depression, isolation, end of life, terminal illness and more.
In addition, Tamara identified that often caregivers are overlooked and underserved, while their loved one is seeing doctors, physical therapists, and specialists. Caregiving can be a time of great fulfillment and also a source of unique stress. Talking with Tamara can provide caregivers an opportunity to unpack their experience and process the complex feelings that can accompany it.
Vibrant Living was designed to meet the need for older adults and caregivers to have a dedicated time to talk with a kind, neutral, listening ear. Talking with a therapist is different than talking with family and friends. During your counseling session you get to unload and refresh, all in a space of warmth and non-judgment.
In addition to Vibrant Living, Tamara is a Study Counselor at the University of Minnesota - School of Public Health. She is providing a 6-session counseling and support protocol to families whose loved one has recently moved into long-term care for dementia. This is an exciting National Institute of Health / National Institute on Aging grant-funded research project, more information can be found here.
Outside of work, Tamara enjoys spending time with loved ones, seeing live music, snuggling her cat, walking her dog, and working on her many house projects.
Licenses and Certifications
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist MN#2931
- Respecting Choices First Steps Advance Care Planning Certified Facilitator
- PREPARE/ENRICH Pre-Marital Counseling
Education
MA - Marriage and Family Therapy BA - Psychology, Sociology
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Hamline University
Specialties
- End-of-Life Issues
- Family Conflict
- Retirement/Post-Retirement
- Advance Care Planning
- Grief and Loss
- Caregiving
- Death and Dying
- Isolation / Loneliness
- Aging
- Chronic and Terminal Illness
Professional Memberships
- Minnesota Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
- Board Member:
- Legislative Co-Chair (2019-current)
- Pre-Clinical Representative (2015-2019)
- Board Member:
- American Psychological Association
- Division 20 (Adult Development & Aging)
- Division 43 (Society for Couple and Family Psychology)
- Division 20 (Adult Development & Aging)
- Minnesota Coalition for Death Education and Support (MCDES)
- Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC)
- Minnesota Gerontological Society
- Gerontological Society of America
- St. Paul Senior Workers Association
Counseling -- Education -- Support
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