Licensed clinical social worker recordCalifornia
Tammy Foster, LCSW
California
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - relationships and recovery
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in California
- LCSW, licence 80131
- NPI
- 1376795682
- Experience
- 22 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- California
These details come from information Tammy supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- Attachment work
- CBT tools
- Addiction experience
About Tammy
Tammy Foster is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California with 22 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, grief, trauma and life transitions.
Tammy draws on long experience in addiction work and adolescent treatment administration. That earlier work informs how she approaches substance use, codependency, and attachment-related problems today. She lists additional focus areas such as adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, aging concerns, autism spectrum issues, and communication and commitment problems.
Her style is practical and interactive. Sessions use client-centered conversation alongside tools from cognitive behavioral work and emotion-focused methods. Tammy also incorporates skills from dialectical behavior approaches when regulation and distress tolerance are needed.
In the room she aims to clarify patterns that keep people stuck. She helps people identify unhelpful thoughts, test new behaviors, and rehearse different ways of relating. For parenting and career issues she offers concrete steps and coaching-style support to manage daily pressures.
Tammy has spent decades helping people through major life changes, grief, and relationship rupture. She describes attachment theory and work on boundaries as central to freeing people from repeating old cycles. Her background combines clinical therapy, counseling, and coaching experience across community and treatment settings.
To begin she asks for a brief intake and a shared plan for goals and next steps. Sessions are aimed at practical change and improved day-to-day functioning rather than quick fixes.
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How Tammy's approach translates to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns of closeness and trust. Online sessions can be used to identify those patterns, name triggers, and practice new ways of connecting that reduce repeating cycles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. In remote sessions Tammy can help people notice unhelpful thoughts, try small behavioral experiments, and build practical coping plans. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people track the emotions that drive interaction and repair. It is useful for intimacy-related concerns and for learning clearer emotional communication.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tammy will collaborate with each person to choose which methods fit their goals and situation. She combines conversational, skills-based, and coaching elements so clients can test what helps and shift course when needed.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - shorter check-ins can fit a break at work, video sessions allow face-to-face interaction, and phone sessions can work when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. The practical aim is to apply therapeutic tools to everyday routines so change fits daily responsibilities and relationships.
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Experience
22+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, grief, trauma, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and related life changes.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
She uses client-centered conversation combined with approaches such as attachment-based work, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotion-focused methods, and dialectical strategies when needed.
How much experience does she have?
She has 22 years of clinical and coaching experience, including several years working in addiction treatment and adolescent services.
Is she licensed and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with international clients?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions scheduled and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to start therapy?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin the process.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers