- Licensed inLouisiana
- License5628
- NPI 1407325160
- Experience7+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Tanya
Dr. Tanya Harrell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Louisiana who focuses on attachment-related concerns and emotional well-being. She brings seven years of clinical experience to sessions and aims to help people find steadier footing during hard times.
Her work emphasizes building trusting therapeutic connections. She listens to where a person is coming from and helps them name patterns that get in the way of feeling safe and capable.
Background and approach
Her approach is warm, patient, and practical so people can try new ways of coping without feeling rushed. Dr. Harrell blends several therapy approaches to fit each person’s needs.
She uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at close relationships and how early bonds shape current patterns. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thoughts and choose actions that match their values. She has experience helping people who have faced trauma, domestic violence, and other painful life events.
Her background includes work with adults and children and with families who have experienced homelessness, giving her a broad view of common life stresses. In sessions she focuses on clear goals like managing anxiety, improving sleep, sorting grief, reducing anger, or addressing relationship and parenting challenges.
The aim is steady, small changes that add up to better day-to-day functioning and more satisfying relationships.
Credentials
- LPC (Louisiana)
- License 5628 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1407325160 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Tanya lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Tanya names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- 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
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Attachment and action-focused therapy online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns in close bonds. It helps people understand why they react certain ways in relationships and supports building more supported ways of connecting. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck and choosing actions that match personal values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily routines.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, history, and what feels most useful. Together they pick methods that fit the person's needs and adjust them over time based on what helps.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper exchanges. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or when bandwidth is limited. Messaging and chat are helpful for brief check-ins, homework support, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to keep regular contact and integrate therapy into a busy life.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting stress, substance issues, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, anger, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and related challenges.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is compassionate and client-centered. She emphasizes a trusting relationship and uses practical tools to help people change thoughts and behaviors.
What experience does she bring?
She has seven years of professional counseling experience, including work with survivors of domestic violence and trauma and with adults and children from diverse backgrounds.
Where is she located and what are her credentials?
She practices in Louisiana and holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential, listed as LPC in Louisiana.
In which languages can I speak with her?
Sessions are offered in English. She also accepts clients located outside the United States.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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