Tamara "Tammy" Hardcastle Stickler, LCSW

Licensed in California · 20 years in practice

Tamara "Tammy" Hardcastle Stickler helps people who are facing relationship strain, family conflict, grief and loss, and parenting challenges.

License and registration

LCSW, California: 28700 · expires November 2027
NPI: 1285475673 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 20
Languages: English

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About Tamara

Tamara "Tammy" Hardcastle Stickler helps people who are facing relationship strain, family conflict, grief and loss, and parenting challenges. She also supports those dealing with self-esteem, career shifts, and broader life changes. Tammy brings calm and steady attention to each session so people can talk through what matters most to them.

Tammy has 20 years of professional work experience and holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential in California. She treats concerns like adoption and foster care issues, aging and geriatric matters, chronic illness and pain, caregiver stress, and hospice and end-of-life questions.

Background and approach

She also addresses postpartum depression, pregnancy and childbirth related concerns, and mood-related struggles. In sessions she listens for strengths and practical steps. Tammy believes clients are the experts on their own stories and that therapy builds on what already works.

Conversations often focus on clearer communication, managing control issues, and rebuilding a sense of purpose or self-love after loss or change. People who work with Tammy can expect straightforward, respectful conversations about coping strategies, forgiveness, and handling isolation or loneliness. She also helps with practical career and life-purpose decisions when those issues come up.

The approach is collaborative and paced to each person's needs. Tammy offers sessions in English and practices in California. Her background includes long-term work supporting caregivers, those facing cancer or chronic conditions, and people navigating major life transitions.

She aims to help clients find manageable steps forward.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Tamara lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Online support

How Tammy Uses Approaches Online

Tammy works with evidence-based techniques that focus on practical change and emotional processing. One common approach she uses helps people identify patterns in relationships and communication, then try small changes to improve interactions. This method is useful for couples and family-related stress, communication problems, and control issues.

Another focus is grief-focused work that helps people process loss in steps. Sessions aim to name the feelings, make space for remembrance, and explore manageable ways to carry memories forward while rebuilding daily routines. This approach is helpful for hospice, end-of-life concerns, and caregiver stress.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Tammy will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. She adapts methods as therapy unfolds so the work stays relevant and practical for the client's life.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversations when they are helpful. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is low or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can work well for brief updates, quick coping strategies, or when scheduling makes shorter contact easier. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep progress moving between meetings.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Tammy commonly address?

She works with relationship problems, family conflict, grief, parenting challenges, self-esteem, career changes, and coping with life transitions.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens for strengths and helps people find practical steps they can try between sessions.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

She has 20 years of professional work experience supporting people through loss, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and major life changes.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential (LCSW) and practices in California.

In what languages are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English.

Which session formats are available?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How is cost handled for therapy sessions?

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