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Tanya Samuels

Tanya Samuels

LMHC

Florida

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Calm, practical support for anxiety and life change

  • Anxiety and panic
  • Relationship clarity
  • Building self-love

About Tanya

Tanya Samuels is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who helps people manage anxiety, depression, and relationship strain. She brings eight years of experience and a straightforward, compassionate style to conversations about panic, trauma, and everyday stress.

She focuses on practical steps that make day-to-day life feel more manageable. Tanya helps people build self-love, improve communication, and reconnect with a sense of purpose. She also works with concerns such as isolation, social anxiety, body image, and mood struggles.

Tanya pays attention to how attachment and abandonment wounds affect current relationships. She supports those navigating divorce or separation, forgiveness work, and control issues tied to life transitions. Her approach keeps the person’s values and identity central to the work.

Her practice emphasizes evidence-based therapeutic techniques and clear, honest collaboration. Sessions tend to be warm and direct, aimed at helping someone notice small changes that add up. Tanya encourages clients to set concrete goals and to move at a pace that feels manageable.

She is comfortable addressing panic disorder and panic attacks and helping people learn skills to respond differently to sudden symptoms. Tanya also brings focused attention to post-traumatic stress and women's issues when those come up in therapy. Her style is steady, respectful, and oriented toward practical change.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online work

Many of the evidence-based therapeutic techniques Tanya uses are focused on skills and behavior change that translate well to remote sessions. For example, cognitive strategies help people notice and reframe thoughts that fuel anxiety and panic; these are taught in-session and practiced between meetings to reduce symptom intensity. Exposure-based steps can be paced and planned collaboratively to gently reduce avoidance and build confidence in activities that feel difficult.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Tanya will work together with each person to choose techniques that match goals, daily routines, and what feels manageable. That collaborative decision-making helps tailor the plan as progress is made or as needs shift.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into a busy life - it can reduce travel time, allow shorter or more frequent check-ins when helpful, and let someone join a session from a quieter room or during a break. Licensed professionals often use these practical benefits to keep momentum between visits and to help clients practice skills in everyday settings.

Areas of expertise

Experience

8+ years

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Tanya commonly help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem. Additional focus areas include panic disorder and panic attacks, social anxiety, body image, and women's issues.

What is her therapeutic approach like?

Her work is grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques and practical skill-building. Sessions focus on clear steps you can use between meetings to reduce symptoms and improve communication.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has eight years of experience supporting people through anxiety, trauma, relationship change, and mood concerns.

What credentials and region are listed?

She is a licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, practicing in Florida.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

The biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How is cost handled for therapy?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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