- Years in practice
- 14
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Louisiana, Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Anger management
- Focus
- Bipolar disorder
- Focus
- Depression
About Tanika
Tanika Black is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana. She brings 14 years of experience helping individuals who are dealing with anger, anxiety, mood disorders, and life transitions. Tanika focuses on practical, everyday struggles parents and caregivers often face and offers calm, steady support.
She creates a straightforward space where people can talk about difficult feelings without judgement. Sessions focus on clear goals and helpful steps people can try between meetings.
Background and approach
Tanika listens for the patterns that keep problems repeating and works with each person to identify different choices. Her background includes supporting people managing depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, addiction concerns, and trauma and abuse. She also helps with stress, grief, sleep and eating concerns, intimacy and self-esteem issues, and challenges tied to identity or discrimination.
Adoption and foster care issues, caregiver strain, and postpartum depression are among the additional areas she addresses. Tanika draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions toward measurable changes. She emphasizes collaboration and tends to use clear tools people can practice at home.
Over time she helps clients track progress and adjust strategies as life changes. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online in several formats. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling based on availability.
What Tanika works with
Everything Tanika lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Tanika helps people with.
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Control issues
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit busy lives
Tanika uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on real change. One common approach centers on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and replacing them with clearer actions and coping skills. This method helps with anxiety, depression, and mood challenges by giving simple practices people can use daily.Another helpful approach emphasizes skills training for managing strong emotions and impulsive reactions. These skills teach grounding, distress tolerance, and steadying routines that can reduce angry outbursts, panic, and crisis moments. They are practical tools parents and caregivers can apply during stressful days.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review needs, goals, and preferences together and try strategies that fit the person’s life. Adjustments are made as progress is tracked so the plan stays useful and realistic.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits for people juggling parenting and work. Video calls let people read expressions and have fuller conversations, while phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a lunch break. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, quick coping reminders, or when typed reflection feels easier. These options create flexibility so therapy can fit into a busy schedule.
Questions people ask about Tanika
What concerns does Tanika help with?
She addresses a wide range of issues including anger, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and parenting challenges.
What is her style in sessions?
Tanika uses a straightforward, collaborative approach. She focuses on clear goals and practical steps people can try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of professional experience working with people across many concerns and backgrounds.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and Louisiana and practices out of Louisiana.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is provided via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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