Online therapy with Tammy Gold, LCSW

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Sessions are online by video for adults who are physically located in one of these states during each session.

Licenses: California LCSW #136364; New Jersey LCSW #44SC05528100; Oregon LCSW #L16530; Maine LCSW #LC26593.

Using insurance

Through Alma, I’m in network with Aetna, Cigna, Carelon, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, and Optum plans including UnitedHealthcare, Oscar and Oxford. Alma checks your specific plan before your first session and shows an estimate of your cost.

What therapy with me is, and isn’t

This is individual psychotherapy for adults with a licensed clinical social worker. Sessions combine a standard clinical assessment with practical work between sessions.

It’s separate from my other services. Care Map coaching (help hiring a nanny, choosing a daycare or planning a parent’s care) isn’t therapy and isn’t billed to insurance. I don’t do custody evaluations or mediation, and I’m not a placement agency.

How the Care Map Method™ shapes our sessions

The Care Map Method™ is the framework I use to organize our work, alongside a standard clinical assessment. It isn’t a separate tested treatment. It keeps four kinds of needs in view:

Then we work in four steps:

1. Map the emotion and trigger. We take one recent hard moment and slow it down.
2. Match the need with a strategy. We name the need underneath and choose one strategy that fits it.
3. Merge the strategy into daily life. We put the strategy into a real day of your week.
4. Manage communication and responses. We practice the conversations involved, review what happened and adjust.

Questions people ask

How do I start?

Check your insurance and my availability on Alma, then book. For a general question first, email tammy@caremapmethod.com or text (818) 308-1358.

What happens in the first session?

We talk about what brings you in, your history, your support and your safety. You leave with one small, specific thing to try.

Do you see teenagers or children?

These pages describe therapy for adults. For a question about a teen, email before booking.

Can you prescribe medication?

No. I’m a licensed clinical social worker. If medication might help, your doctor or a psychiatrist can assess that, and with your permission I can coordinate with them.

Do you take my insurance?

I see clients through Alma, and through Alma I’m in network with Aetna, Cigna, Carelon, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, and Optum plans including UnitedHealthcare, Oscar and Oxford. Coverage still depends on your specific plan. Alma checks it before your first appointment, including any copay or deductible. Please share plan and health details through Alma’s secure intake, not by text or email.

Where do I need to be during sessions?

Sessions are online by video, and you need to be physically in California, New Jersey, Oregon or Maine during each one. Your insurance plan can come from another state; what matters for licensing is where you are during the session. Alma checks whether your plan covers sessions with me.