About Tanya
Dr. Tanya Harrell uses a client-centered approach to help people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, and life changes. She is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) with seven years of clinical experience.
Her style is direct but compassionate and aimed at practical steps people can try between sessions. She combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values. Attachment-based ideas guide work on relationship patterns and intimacy-related concerns.
How Tanya works
Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used for emotional regulation when feelings feel overwhelming. Dr. Harrell has worked with adults who have faced trauma and abuse, including survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Her background also includes counseling people connected to homelessness and parenting stress. That variety shaped a flexible approach and an emphasis on listening first, then planning specific next steps. Sessions focus on concrete tools and on identifying values and strengths.
People can expect to practice skills for sleep, coping with cravings or addictive patterns, managing anger, and improving self-esteem. Therapy also addresses career stress, ADHD-related challenges, and compassionate fatigue for caregivers. She accepts international clients and offers sessions from Louisiana in English.
People who want to begin will complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability. The goal is steady, practical progress toward clearer priorities and better daily functioning.
Tanya lists 12 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
What Tanya works with
The areas below are the ones Tanya selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Louisiana |
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Online support options
How her approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that reflect what matters most. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like worry, sleep disruption, or low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current intimacy and trust, which can help with relationship and attachment issues.Finding the best approach is a team effort. The therapist will listen to current concerns, goals, and preferences, then suggest which methods to try first. That plan can change over time as progress is reviewed and new needs emerge, and the client helps guide those decisions.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let conversations feel close to an in-person session while keeping travel time low. Phone sessions and live chat are good options when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a work break. Text-based messaging can help people stay connected between sessions and practice new skills in real time. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to continue care across locations.
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