About the Practitioner

Hi! I am Dr. Tamara Hurst. Thank you for viewing my website. My primary focus is work with those that want to take action to improve their behavioral health to have an increasingly joyful life. I maintain a small caseload so that I can provide the best services possible to all of my clients.

Client portal: https://www.therapyportal.com/p/ilovecounseling/

I have great compassion for the human experience. I have a myriad of experiences that contribute to that compassion.

I have held my License in Clinical Counseling since 2012 and have worked in various settings to include: hospital, in-home, in-office, school-based, youth development centers, group home, and via Telehealth.

Prior to becoming a counselor, I retired from the Army National Guard on active duty after 20+ years of service. I was first enlisted and achieved the rank of Sergeant and then attended Officer Candidate School to become an Officer. My career was primarily in Human Resources and Recruiting. I served as both detachment and battalion commanders and I served during Operation Iraqi Freedom 2006-2007 stationed at COB Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq.

I served as the Kentucky Counseling Association President 2016-2017 and have served on counseling delegations with the American Counseling Association and People
To People International in China and Brazil. I and earned my PhD at the University of the Cumberlands in Leadership with emphasis in Counselor Education and Supervision in 2020.