About (Taz)
(Taz) Tuba Altintas-Gemmell is a BACP-registered counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She draws on eight years of clinical experience to help people facing anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties and trauma. Tuba also supports those coping with grief, addictive behaviours, parenting stress and career worries.
She speaks English and Turkish and can work with international clients. Her approach is warm and person-centred. Tuba tailors sessions to each person’s needs and works alongside them to set practical, achievable goals.
Background and approach
She uses a mix of talking therapies and coaching skills to help people make changes that fit their everyday life. Tuba often explores attachment patterns and relationship dynamics to help people understand how past experiences shape present feelings. She draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behaviour.
Emotion-focused methods are used when the aim is to access and process strong emotions more safely. People who prefer a collaborative, respectful style may find her approach helpful. She aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space and adjusts pace to each person.
Tuba is experienced supporting LGBT concerns and intimacy-related issues alongside a wide range of mental health and life challenges. She also brings additional focus to areas such as ADHD, body image, chronic illness, bereavement and caregiving stress. For people wanting clearer direction, she uses life coaching to set and track realistic steps.
To begin, choose the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire to schedule a session according to availability.
What (Taz) works with
Everything (Taz) lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason (Taz) is listed here; the rest shows what else (Taz) works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches (Taz) lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships influence current ways of connecting and responding to others. It helps when patterns of closeness or distance keep causing pain in relationships or self-worth. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship; the counsellor follows the person’s pace and helps them find their own solutions. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and tests small practical changes to shift mood and functioning.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will start by asking about goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before. From there they will suggest methods and agree a plan together, adapting it as progress is made.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people join sessions from a different location or time zone when that suits their life. Registered or accredited professionals will help match the approach and practical arrangements to each person’s needs.
Questions people ask about (Taz)
What concerns does Tuba commonly help with?
Tuba supports people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship issues. She also works with grief, addiction, self-esteem and a wide range of life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is person-centred and collaborative. She mixes talking therapy with coaching to set practical, manageable goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working in counselling and therapy settings. That experience covers mental health, relationship and bereavement support.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and in Turkish.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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