Tammy Foster, LCSW
Therapist in California
Tammy Foster is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and relationship struggles.
- Licensed inCalifornia
- License80131
- NPI 1376795682
- Experience22+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Tammy
Tammy Foster is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and relationship struggles. She also supports people dealing with parenting concerns, grief, trauma and attachment issues. Tammy brings practical focus to daily life problems and aims to make therapy straightforward and usable.
She draws on 22 years of experience in clinical work and coaching. Early in her career she worked as an addiction specialist and interventionist and served as an administrator at an adolescent treatment center in Northern California.
Background and approach
That background informs her work with people facing substance concerns and major life transitions. Tammy blends several approaches to fit each person’s needs. She uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at patterns in relationships, Client-Centered methods to keep sessions grounded in the client’s goals, and Cognitive Behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
She also brings skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy when emotion regulation and relationship repair are needed. Her style is warm and interactive. Sessions often focus on building coping skills, improving communication, and strengthening self-worth in small, achievable steps.
Tammy also offers coaching elements when clients want structured goal work alongside therapy. Tammy practices in California and conducts sessions in English. She works with adults across a wide range of life challenges, including career changes, codependency, attachment concerns, and coping with chronic illness or caregiving stress.
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
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Attachment and practical approaches through online therapy
Tammy often uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how past and current relationships shape feelings and behavior, which can help with intimacy problems, codependency, and attachment concerns. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to center sessions on each person’s goals and experience, offering empathy and collaboration as a base for change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and routines when anxiety, depression, or addictive behaviors are present.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Tammy discusses options with each person and adjusts methods based on goals, preferences, and how someone responds in early sessions. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that balances emotional processing with skill-building and coaching when needed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people work visually and do deeper emotional work. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text are useful for quick coaching, skill practice, or steady support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other busy schedules while keeping the focus on practical progress.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does Tammy address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, grief, parenting challenges, ADHD, bipolar features, and life transitions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Tammy works in a warm, interactive way that combines coaching and clinical work. Sessions focus on practical skills and clearer communication alongside emotional exploration.
What is her professional background?
She has 22 years of experience, including work as an addiction specialist, interventionist, and administrator at an adolescent treatment center in Northern California.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a California LCSW credential and practices in California.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is provided via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost structured for sessions?
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 her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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