Dr. Tanya Harrell

Dr. Tanya Harrell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on helping people manage strong feelings and life transitions. She frames work around practical steps and personal meaning. Her style is warm and accepting, aiming to help people notice strengths and make changes that fit their lives.

She brings seven years of counseling experience and has supported people with trauma, domestic violence, grief, depression, anxiety, and addiction. Her background includes work with adults and children, as well as outreach counseling for homeless families and children, which shaped her understanding of different life circumstances.

Her approach blends humanistic ideas with cognitive behavioral techniques. That means she listens for the person’s perspective first, and then helps identify thoughts and behaviors that get in the way. She also draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to help people name what matters and take small steps toward it.

Sessions tend to focus on practical skills, clearer thinking, and building routines that reduce stress and improve sleep and relationships. She pays attention to patterns such as attachment and codependency when those issues come up. Her work often includes teaching emotion regulation skills drawn from dialectical behavior therapy.

Dr. Harrell describes counseling as a collaborative process. She aims to help each person find tools that match their goals, whether that involves coping with anger, managing mood swings, or navigating life changes. People who are looking for a supportive, down-to-earth counselor may find her approach helpful.

Therapeutic approaches for online counseling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters most to a person and taking small, values-guided actions. It helps when someone feels stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to move forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches practical skills to change them. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and anger management. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current patterns and helps people change repeated ways of relating when those patterns cause pain.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively and will discuss goals, preferences, and what techniques fit best. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust as needed based on progress and feedback.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins during work breaks or between errands. Some formats also let people choose shorter check-ins or avoid being on camera when that helps them focus on the work. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and attachment-focused work to an online setting to teach emotion regulation, coping skills, and tracking steps toward personal goals.