Tanika Mancer , BACP

Tanika Mancer is a BACP counsellor who supports people dealing with overwhelming stress, anxiety and life transitions. She greets clients with a warm, non-judgemental manner and aims to make the first steps feel manageable. Her work often focuses on rebuilding confidence and finding practical ways to cope when life feels crowded or confusing.

Tanika draws on a person-centred approach as the base of her work. This means she listens first and follows the client’s pace. Conversations look at thoughts, feelings and everyday routines so that small, realistic changes can be tried between sessions.

She also uses techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness and solution-focused methods to help people test ideas and notice what shifts. Narrative methods are sometimes used to help people reframe difficult experiences and identify strengths they can build on.

Tanika has seven years of experience working with issues such as low mood, workplace stress, burnout, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, addictions and neurodiversity-related matters. She supports people coping with change, chronic health challenges, parenting questions, and concerns around body image and self-worth.

Sessions are offered in English and are available online by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Tanika works collaboratively to set goals and to adapt the pace and tools used so they fit each person’s life and practical needs.

How Tanika brings therapy online through practical approaches

Tanika commonly uses client-centred work to hear a person's priorities and build the sessions around what matters most. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting and setting a pace that feels comfortable, which helps people gain clarity about their goals.

She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and actions and helps people test small experiments that can reduce anxiety and improve mood. Mindfulness techniques are used to train attention and reduce reactivity, which can help with stress, sleep problems and coping with persistent worries.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options, try methods together and adjust based on what feels useful. Clients are invited to set practical goals and to feed back on what helps so the plan can change over time.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls recreate face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be lower on bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging work well for shorter check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit sessions around work, family life or other commitments while still working steadily towards the client’s goals.