- Stress and anxiety
- Addiction coping
- Grief support
About Tammy
Dr. Tammy Occhipinti is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in California. She has 22 years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety, cope with addictions, and process grief and loss. She talks with clients in a respectful and compassionate way and tailors each conversation to individual needs.
In sessions she focuses on practical steps that fit into daily life. Conversations are shaped around what the person wants to change. She helps people build skills for sleeping better, managing anger, and improving self-esteem. She also supports work on relationships, parenting concerns, career transitions, and coping with life changes.
Her approach draws on several well-known methods, including acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavior techniques, and client-centered listening. These give concrete tools for handling unhelpful thoughts and for choosing actions that match personal values. Mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior work may also appear when useful.
Dr. Occhipinti also addresses issues like chronic pain and illness, blended family stress, codependency, and compassion fatigue. She pays attention to how past family relationships affect current problems and helps people who are navigating divorce or separation.
People who want to start are invited to complete a brief matching questionnaire and then schedule a session. Sessions use a cancellable subscription model and pricing varies with location and therapist scheduling.
Approaches used in online sessions and how they help
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters most to a person and taking steps toward those values even when difficult thoughts or feelings appear. It can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches practical skills to change patterns that get in the way of functioning, which can be useful for stress, sleep problems, and mood concerns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and empathy, giving people space to make their own meaning while being supported in the room.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each client to decide which methods fit best. That choice is based on the person's goals, preferences, and what shows the most benefit over time.
Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. They can save travel time, allow quicker check-ins during a workday, and make scheduling more flexible. Because session formats are not listed explicitly here, confirm current session options before booking so you know whether video or phone sessions are available and which will best meet your needs.
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Experience
22+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, and many other life challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a respectful, compassionate, and tailored approach, focusing on practical steps and conversations that match each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 22 years of professional work experience in the mental health field.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a California licensed marriage and family therapist and practices in California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist scheduling; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.