- Attachment patterns
- Addiction support
- CBT and DBT methods
About Tammy
Tammy Foster is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California with 22 years of experience. She works with adults managing stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, relationship and family concerns, and parenting challenges. Tammy also supports people dealing with grief, intimacy issues, career transitions, ADHD, and attachment-related patterns rooted in family of origin dynamics.
Her early work included addiction counseling and serving as an administrator at an adolescent treatment center in Northern California. That background informs how she approaches crises and substance-related struggles alongside longer term change. She has supported people through major life shifts, bereavement, and complex relationship problems.
Tammy uses several clinical approaches and adapts them to what a person needs in session. She combines client-centered methods with cognitive behavioral techniques and draws on attachment-focused ideas to look at patterns that began in childhood. Dialectical behavior strategies and emotionally focused tools are used when emotion regulation or relationship repair are priorities.
Sessions tend to be interactive and practical. Tammy mixes conversation, skill practice, and problem-solving. She also works in a coaching style when clients want goals and accountability around career, recovery, or life transitions.
Her practice emphasizes helping people notice and change long-standing family roles and expectations. People who want to understand how their family of origin still affects current choices often work on communication, boundary-setting, and rebuilding trust with themselves and others.
To begin, prospective clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Costs vary by location and the practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
Online sessions and therapeutic approaches
Tammy uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early family roles and expectations shape current relationships and behavior. This approach helps people who notice repeating patterns from childhood and want to change relationship dynamics.She also uses client-centered therapy, which relies on listening and reflecting so clients can clarify their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thinking and practice different behaviors; CBT can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.
Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. Tammy will review a person's concerns and goals, then suggest a mix of methods suited to those aims. She checks in as work progresses and adjusts methods based on what is helping or what needs more focus.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example shorter check-ins during a lunch break, sitting out a commute, or choosing sessions that do not require video when bandwidth is limited. Licensed professionals often find remote sessions support consistent attendance and practical skill practice between meetings.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
22+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting, grief, and related issues such as ADHD and intimacy problems.
How does she approach therapy?
Her style is interactive and practical, combining client-centered conversation with CBT skills, attachment ideas, DBT tools, and emotionally focused techniques as needed.
How much experience does she have?
She has 22 years of clinical experience, including early roles in addiction counseling and administration at an adolescent treatment center.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California and practices in that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling your first session.
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