Dr. Tangela Isely

Dr. Tangela Isely is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, with 19 years of experience. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and anger. She aims to make the first step feel less overwhelming for people who are worried or burned out.

Her work centers on forming a respectful, collaborative relationship. She listens first and asks questions to understand what matters most to each person. From there she and the client pick small steps that feel reachable and useful in daily life.

Dr. Isely draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and a client-centered approach. Those methods provide concrete tools for managing strong emotions, changing unhelpful thinking, and building coping skills.

She has a long background helping people recover from trauma and manage ongoing stressors. The focus often includes improving sleep, reducing substance use or addictive patterns, and managing relationship and parenting strain. She also supports people coping with grief, workplace burnout, and identity-related concerns.

If someone is curious about starting therapy, she asks about current goals and what has or hasn’t helped before. From there she helps set simple, manageable steps and tracks progress together. This practical, steady approach aims to reduce overwhelm and build clearer day-to-day routines.

How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It emphasizes choosing actions that match your values, which can help with anger, anxiety, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It is practical and often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping skills. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches specific skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and communication, which can be useful when strong emotions feel overwhelming.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That collaborative process includes reviewing what has helped in the past and trying small techniques to see what feels most useful.

Session formats are not specified here, so confirm the current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, whether someone needs a shorter check-in during a break, a time that avoids travel, or a way to keep consistent momentum between appointments. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and DBT tools to work well over remote sessions and help people practice skills in everyday settings.