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Online therapist

Tiffany Foster

Supportive therapist for families and parenting challenges

Credentials
LCSW
Experience
4 years
Licensed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Tiffany

Tiffany Foster uses a warm, client-centered approach to help people navigate stress and parenting challenges. She meets each person where they are and focuses on practical steps that fit real life. Her style is direct but kind, aiming to build trust quickly so families and individuals can start making changes.

Tiffany holds a Master of Social Work degree and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW. With four years of clinical therapy experience and nine years working in mental health and social work, she brings both hands-on practice and broader field knowledge.

Background and approach

She has provided services to adults and children and often addresses anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and trauma. Parenting and family concerns are a regular focus, along with intimacy-related issues and coping with life changes. Tiffany blends several practical methods in sessions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors. Mindfulness techniques teach simple ways to calm the mind in stressful moments. Solution-Focused and Motivational Interviewing approaches prioritize clear, achievable goals.

Sessions are collaborative and goal-oriented. The client’s goals guide the work, and Tiffany adjusts techniques to match each situation. She emphasizes building rapport first, then working steadily toward the outcomes the client wants.

Her practice is based in North Carolina and sessions are conducted in English. Tiffany speaks plainly, and she invites parents and individuals who are ready to talk through their concerns to consider working with her.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client’s lead. In practice this means the therapist asks questions, reflects what she hears, and works from the goals the client names. This approach helps when parenting stress or family tensions feel overwhelming because the work starts from the client’s priorities rather than a preset plan.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. Tiffany uses CBT to help clients spot unhelpful thinking and try small behavioral experiments. This approach often suits anxiety, depression, and situations where changing patterns can make day-to-day life easier.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Tiffany collaborates with each client to choose which methods to use and adjusts them over time. She combines practical tools with supportive listening so the plan fits the person’s needs and life circumstances.

Online formats let sessions fit into busy family schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions offer ease when screens are difficult, and live chat or text messaging can support brief check-ins or ongoing coaching between longer sessions. These options increase flexibility and make it easier to keep therapy consistent during life transitions.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
Tiffany works with a range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, self-esteem, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, parenting, career concerns, and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She practices a client-centered style and uses practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to set and reach goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of experience providing therapy and nine years total working in the mental health and social work field.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with the North Carolina license number NC LCSW C012985 and practices in North Carolina.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are used for therapy sessions?
She offers multiple online session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How do sessions cost and how does billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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Experience
4 years
Licensed
North Carolina
Languages
English

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