Tammie Elkins, LMFT
Murfreesboro Therapy
Here To Help You Put The Pieces Together
Compassionate, experienced therapy for individuals, children, teens, couples, and families in Murfreesboro, TN.
Family &
Relationships
Compassionate
Counseling
EMDR &
Trauma THerapy
Welcome to Your Journey of Positive Change
Meet Tammie Elkins, LMFT
Tammie Elkins is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist dedicated to helping individuals and families find healing, clarity, and connection. She brings decades of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and family systems.
Tammie earned her Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Trevecca Nazarene University and her Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education from Middle Tennessee State University. Before becoming a therapist, she taught in Murfreesboro City Schools for 20 years—an experience that shaped her deep passion for supporting children and their families.
Tammie is trained in EMDR Level 1 & 2, works from a systemic perspective, and uses developmentally appropriate, relationally focused methods in her work. She also specializes in grief support, specifically loss of an adult child.
Professional Affiliations
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Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
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American Counseling Association
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Tennessee Association for Play Therapy
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EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), Levels 1 & 2 trained
Murfreesboro Therapy Services
Compassionate Care for Every Stage of Life
At Murfreesboro Therapy, Tammie Elkins, LMFT offers a wide range of therapeutic services tailored to meet the unique needs of each person who walks through the door. Whether you're seeking support for yourself, your child, your teenager, or your family system, Tammie provides a safe, nurturing environment where growth and healing can take place. With specialized training in EMDR, play therapy, adolescent care, and Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples, every session is grounded in compassion, clinical skill, and a deep respect for your story.
Individual
Therapy
If you’ve reached this page, something in your life is calling for change. You may be struggling with anxiety, depression, loneliness, trauma, stress, anger, grief, or relational challenges. Tammie offers individual therapy for adults of all ages, helping clients achieve deeply personal goals using a systemic, relational lens.
Individual Therapy:
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Helps adults manage anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and life transitions
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Tailored to your personal goals and emotional needs
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Offers a safe, supportive environment for self-reflection
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Promotes healing, clarity, and healthier life choices
Whether you seek peace, clarity, or healthier relationships, therapy is a place to begin that journey.
Pre-teen Therapy
(Ages 10-12)
Tammie has dedicated her life to serving children and their families. With 20 years of teaching experience and extensive training in child development, she provides developmentally appropriate therapy for children experiencing:
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Problematic behavior
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Anxiety
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Trauma
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Grief
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School-related challenges
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Attention or relational difficulties
Sessions may include drawing, games, toys, puppets, or other child-centered methods to help children express themselves authentically. Tammie partners with parents, teachers, and caregivers when needed to ensure full support for each child.
Adolescent Therapy
(Age 13+)
Teenagers today face enormous pressures at home, school, socially, and internally. Tammie works with adolescents who are experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, self-harm behaviors, identity challenges, or problematic patterns.
Adolescent Therapy:
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Supports teens with anxiety, stress, depression, trauma, and behavioral challenges
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Provides a safe space for expression and emotional development
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Builds coping skills, confidence, and healthy independence
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Addresses school, peer, and family-related pressures
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Includes family involvement when helpful
When appropriate, adolescent therapy may include family sessions to address communication, dynamics, and support. Therapy empowers teens to build resilience, independence, emotional regulation, and healthier relationships.
Family
Therapy
Family therapy is not defined by who is in the room—it is defined by how we understand one another within the context of our relationships. Tammie views each family as its own unique system with distinct communication patterns and structures.
Family therapy:
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Helps reveal relational patterns rather than placing blame on one individual
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Strengthens communication
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Supports family adjustment during life changes
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Works alongside individual therapy when needed
Even one shift in a family system can create meaningful change for everyone.
Couples Therapy
(EFT-Based)
Relationships are deeply meaningful—but they are also deeply vulnerable. Tammie uses Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) to help couples identify negative cycles, understand raw emotional spots, and rebuild connection.
She works with:
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Premarital couples
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Couples seeking general improvement
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Couples in crisis
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Couples facing stressors such as intimacy issues, finances, addiction, health challenges, or life transitions
Healing begins when couples understand their emotional patterns and learn how to reach for each other more safely and effectively.
EMDR
Therapy
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a powerful, research-supported therapy for healing trauma. Tammie helps clients access and reprocess traumatic experiences so they have less emotional impact over time.
EMDR Includes:
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Evidence-based therapy for trauma and PTSD symptoms
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Reduces the emotional impact of painful memories
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Helps reprocess trauma in a safe, guided way
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Supports relief from triggers, anxiety, and negative beliefs
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Provided by an EMDR Level 1 & 2 trained clinician
EMDR is especially helpful for individuals experiencing symptoms of PTSD or trauma-related distress.