Dr. Tammy Occhipinti

Dr. Tammy Occhipinti helps people facing anger, stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship struggles. She is a California licensed marriage and family therapist with 22 years of clinical experience. Tammy writes short, direct goals with each person and focuses on practical next steps.

Her style is warm and respectful. She listens first, then adapts conversation and plans to what each person needs. Sessions emphasize clear options, skills to try between meetings, and steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Tammy uses several approaches to guide work in therapy. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and on acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and build committed action. Client-centered practices keep sessions grounded in the persons own experience and priorities.

People come for many reasons including coping with loss, dealing with addiction, improving sleep, and navigating career or parenting challenges. Tammy also supports those facing trauma, chronic health concerns, blended family issues, and control or communication problems.

She frames therapy as a collaborative process. Together with each client she sets realistic steps, tracks what helps, and adjusts the plan as life changes. The goal is clearer choices and better daily functioning, whether someone is managing intense emotions like anger or working through longer-term life transitions.

How common approaches shape online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anger, anxiety, and life transitions where making intentional choices matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers concrete exercises to reduce distress and change patterns that maintain problems.

Tammy treats finding the right approach as collaborative. She will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, try approaches that fit, and adjust as progress is made. The plan is shaped together so techniques feel useful in everyday life.

Confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins during workday breaks. It can also allow shorter or simpler meetings when needed, or longer sessions for deeper work, depending on what the therapist and client decide together.