Dr. Tanya Harrell , LPC

Dr. Tanya Harrell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Louisiana who blends practical therapy methods with a person-focused attitude. She centers sessions on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and life changes. Her work also addresses relationship concerns, parenting strain, self-esteem, addiction-related issues, and intimacy or sexual concerns.

She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different choices. She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help clients clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. Attachment-based ideas inform how she looks at relationship patterns and family dynamics.

Her background includes seven years of counseling experience working with people from varied circumstances. That includes supporting those who have survived trauma, domestic violence, or sexual assault, and helping caregivers and people facing life-disrupting events. She has experience with adoption and foster care issues, aging concerns, and blended family dynamics.

In sessions she aims to listen deeply and respond with empathy. People can expect straightforward conversation about practical strategies, coping skills, and ways to build on existing strengths. The goal is steady, usable change rather than quick fixes.

Dr. Harrell offers therapy in English and accepts clients from outside the United States. Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is used to connect people and schedule appointments.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people name what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when hard feelings appear. It focuses on learning to notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck and then choosing actions that align with priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches concrete strategies to test and change unhelpful thinking while building new coping skills. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early and current relationship patterns affect trust, closeness, and communication, and helps people try new ways of relating to others.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and daily realities to decide which methods to try. That decision is collaborative and may shift as progress is made or needs change.

Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and skills work, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers a shorter check-in, and messaging is helpful for ongoing support between meetings. These options increase flexibility and make it possible to keep momentum even when schedules are tight.