
Dr. Tammy Occhipinti
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
California therapists accepting new clients
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About Tammy
I am licensed in California with 22 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, coping with addictions, relationship issues, & coping with grief and loss. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.
What Tammy helps with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
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- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
How Tammy works
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What clients say
- “We have done therapy in the past, but feel we have finally found someone that views BOTH of us equally and we have a better result because of it. Thank you Dr Occhipinti”
- “She is a godsend! I didn’t realize how much I needed to talk things out and get another perspective. Im very thankful.”
- “Dr. Occhipinti is an empathetic and thoughtful therapist who is VERY skilled with offering tools, strategies and activities to move me forward in a positive way. LOVE HER!!!”
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- “She’s extremely effective in communicating in a way that resonates with the individual.”
- “Very professional and understanding :)”
- “Immediately felt comfortable on the first meeting. Already recommended her to my friends!”
- “She is in tune with my needs and reflects truth and insights with kindness and objectivity. I greatly appreciate her.”
- “Dr. Occhipinti offers great insight and ideas to help me along my journey. I feel like she is actually listening and offering realistic guidance.”
- “She's always insightful, remembers our prior conversations, and gives objective advice and perspectives.”
- “Dr. Occhipinti has always listened to me. she takes the time to sit down, think about what i am trying to open up to her about and then formulates a response accordingly.”
- “She is direct, to the point, and seems to want to help. She cuts through the noise of disagreements and gets to the root issues at hand.”
- “Easy to share with. I feel her compassion and professionalism.”
- “Therapist is great!”
- “I have had quite a few psychological professionals over the years and Dr. Occhipinti is by far the most well versed and able to systematically breakdown what I'm experiencing , keep me on track, quickly gets me into the solution and holds space for me. Amazing Dr.”
- “Dr Occhipinti is very helpful, she helps me to see things i don’t realize. As well as gives me practice sheets to exercises that are very helpful. Shes always friendly and encourage well.”
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