About Tanya
Tanya Ellis helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship problems. She works with clients facing grief, life changes, issues around identity and LGBT concerns, and struggles such as addictions or low self-esteem. Tanya offers a warm and straightforward approach that many people find easy to talk with.
Tanya draws on seven years of experience working in an agency, a hospice and in independent practice across Buckinghamshire and the wider United Kingdom.
Background and approach
She uses practical methods from cognitive behavioural therapy, client-centred work and emotionally-focused approaches to help people change what is not working for them. Sessions focus on small, practical steps as well as talking through feelings and patterns. Her style is open and direct while staying compassionate.
Tanya aims to create a respectful space where people can name hard things and try out new ways of coping. She pays attention to how relationships and attachment shape everyday difficulties. Tanya tailors the plan to each person rather than offering one fixed method.
Together clients and Tanya set goals and review progress across sessions. This way the approach can include acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-focused work or CBT techniques as needed. People who choose Tanya often want clear, practical tools alongside time to process difficult emotions.
She supports multicultural concerns and the particular stresses that LGBT people may face, while working with grief, caregiver strain and communication problems among other issues.
What Tanya works with
Everything Tanya lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Tanya is listed here; the rest shows what else Tanya works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
Approaches Tanya lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values-based action so people can move towards what matters even when emotions are hard. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and offers practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns. CBT often helps with anxiety, panic and mood problems. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current ways of relating and can be useful for relationship stress and long-standing patterns of avoidance or fear.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and decide together which methods to use. That collaborative process means the plan can change as needs become clearer over time.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Many people find online therapy easier to fit around work, childcare and daily life because it reduces travel and saves time. Other practical benefits include having shorter check-ins when needed, using video or phone to suit comfort and avoiding the need to be on camera for every session. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and homework for remote sessions so progress continues between meetings.
Questions people ask about Tanya
What concerns does Tanya commonly help with?
Tanya works with stress, anxiety and mood difficulties, plus relationship and family concerns. She also supports people with grief, addictions and issues around self-esteem and identity, including LGBT concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
The approach is warm, direct and practical. Sessions mix talking through feelings with hands-on strategies drawn from cognitive and emotionally-focused approaches.
What experience does Tanya bring to sessions?
She has seven years' experience working in an agency, a hospice and independent practice in the United Kingdom. That range of settings informs her work with grief and caregiving stress.
Which credentials and location are listed?
Tanya's credentials include BACP and NCPS and she practises in the United Kingdom.
Are sessions available in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with Tanya?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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