Dr. Tanya Harrell, LPC
Compassionate, practical therapy for everyday parenting challenges
Book with Tanya- Years in practice
- 7
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Tanya
Dr. Tanya Harrell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Louisiana who blends practical therapies with a warm, person-focused approach. She draws on seven years of counseling experience to help people facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, trauma, and relationship concerns.
Her style aims to meet people where they are and build on their strengths. She uses treatments such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy.
Background and approach
In sessions she helps people notice thoughts and feelings, try small behavior changes, and strengthen important relationships. The focus is on skills that can be used between meetings. Dr.
Harrell has worked with people who have experienced domestic violence, rape, homelessness, and other kinds of trauma. That experience informs how she responds to safety, trust, and practical needs in therapy. She has also supported people dealing with grief, addiction, mood disorders, parenting stress, and identity issues.
Her approach emphasizes listening first and tailoring interventions to each person. She aims to help clients discover meaning, identify personal strengths, and move toward goals at a manageable pace. Sessions tend to be collaborative, direct, and based on real-life problems.
Dr. Harrell offers several online session formats for convenience and continued care. She works in English and is comfortable supporting people from different backgrounds and life situations.
What Tanya works with
Everything Tanya lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Tanya helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Tanya lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Using evidence-based approaches in online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It encourages identifying values and taking small steps toward a meaningful life, which can help with anxiety, parenting stress, and coping with change.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical tools to change unhelpful habits. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns, and managing mood swings.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with the client to choose approaches that fit their goals and preferences. That collaborative process may combine elements from different methods to address parenting challenges, trauma, or everyday stressors.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care easier to fit into life. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging are helpful for shorter check-ins or ongoing support between meetings. These options allow people to schedule around work, caregiving, and daily routines while keeping continuity of care.
Questions people ask about Tanya
What concerns does Dr. Harrell help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, parenting, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, addictions, and relationship or intimacy-related issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centered and collaborative, drawing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy to meet individual needs.
What background and experience does she bring?
She has seven years of counseling experience and has worked with people affected by domestic violence, rape, homelessness, and other forms of trauma.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; counseling is provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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