Tammy Foster, LCSW
Therapist in California
Tammy Foster is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in California.
- License 80131 · California Expires July 2027
- NPI 1376795682 · national registry
- Experience and languages 22+ years in practice English
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About Tammy
Tammy Foster is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in California. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship strain, grief, trauma and many life transitions. Tammy brings 22 years of clinical experience and a background that includes addiction counseling and adolescent treatment administration.
Tammy uses a warm, interactive style in sessions. She listens first and then helps people set clear, manageable goals. Conversations are practical and focused on tools to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.
Background and approach
Her practice draws on several approaches, including Gottman Method work for relationship issues, attachment-based ideas to understand connection patterns, and cognitive behavioral strategies to change unhelpful thinking. Tammy also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy and client-centered work when those fit a person's needs.
She has particular experience with codependency, attachment struggles, parenting concerns, and substance-related issues, and she has supported people through major life changes, career stress, and chronic illness. Her background includes many years working directly with people in recovery settings and treatment programs. Tammy treats each person as an individual and adapts plans to what is realistic for daily life.
She aims to help people build skills for calmer reactions, clearer communication, and steadier emotional balance. The overall goal is more ease and greater control over next steps.
Credentials
- LCSW (California)
- License 80131 · expires July 2027
- NPI
- 1376795682 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Tammy lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Tammy names
- Gottman Method
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
These are the approaches Tammy names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
Online support
How therapy approaches translate online
Gottman Method work focuses on practical communication skills and conflict management for relationship concerns. Sessions often include exercises to improve listening, share feelings more safely, and rebuild trust. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns of connection and how early relationships affect current responses; it helps people notice and shift long-standing interaction habits.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tammy will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, history, and comfort level. Together they will try strategies, check what helps, and adjust the plan as needed so therapy stays useful and relevant.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Chat and messaging make it possible to get quick support, share updates between sessions, or work through steps in writing. These formats offer flexibility to fit therapy into a busy life while using the same therapeutic approaches a licensed professional would use in person.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does Tammy address?
Tammy works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, trauma, parenting challenges, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and career or life transitions.
How would you describe Tammy's therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and interactive. She listens, helps set realistic goals, and focuses on practical strategies people can use between sessions.
What experience does Tammy bring to therapy?
Tammy has 22 years of experience. Her background includes work as an addiction counselor, interventionist, and administrator for an adolescent treatment center.
What credentials and location information apply?
She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, CA LCSW, and practices in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How are costs and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Tammy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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