About Tammy
Tammy Garbarino uses a client-centered approach to create a calm, accepting space for people to talk through hard things. She is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with ten years of clinical experience. Tammy focuses on clear, down-to-earth conversation that helps people find direction and feel steadier in daily life.
She emphasizes listening first and follows the person’s lead. Sessions focus on building self-awareness, naming values, and setting realistic goals.
How Tammy works
Tammy helps people tackle relationship and intimacy concerns, family and parenting stress, and communication problems. Her work also addresses anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions. Tammy supports people dealing with body image, eating and food-related issues, and caregiver stress.
She uses gentle guidance to help clients manage guilt, shame, isolation, and feelings of emptiness. In sessions she combines reflective listening with practical steps for change. Clients explore patterns coming from family of origin and work on forgiveness and healthier boundaries.
Tammy helps individuals clarify career direction, commitment worries, and decisions about separation or divorce. Her style is warm and purposeful. Tammy aims to encourage growth while keeping goals manageable.
She invites people to notice small shifts that build momentum toward a more satisfying life.
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What Tammy works with
The areas below are the ones Tammy selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Client-centered care offered online
Client-centered therapy puts the person's experience at the center of sessions. The therapist listens carefully, reflects what is heard, and helps the person name values and goals. This approach is useful for relationship difficulties, family and parenting concerns, life transitions, and emotional struggles like anxiety or depression.Finding the best fit is a collaborative process. Tammy will work with each person to decide which focus and pace feel right. Together they will set goals, check progress, and adjust the approach as needs change so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls let people see facial cues and body language. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins or ongoing written reflection between meetings. These options help people access licensed professionals from different locations and schedule care around work and family commitments.
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