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Online therapist

Tanya Edwards

Support for parents and life changes

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Credentials
LICSW, LCSW, CSW
Experience
15 years
Licensed in
Vermont, Massachusetts, Louisiana
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Tanya

Tanya Edwards uses a collaborative, strengths-based approach to support people facing life transitions and emotional strain. She is a licensed clinical social worker with LICSW, LCSW, and CSW credentials and brings 15 years of practice to conversations about grief, depression, self-esteem, and parenting concerns. Tanya aims to make sessions practical and down-to-earth so parents can address pressing issues without added jargon.

Her work often focuses on day-to-day coping skills and clearer communication.

Background and approach

She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help shift unhelpful thoughts and on emotionally-focused methods to sort through difficult feelings. Mindfulness strategies and motivational interviewing also show up in sessions when they fit a person’s goals. Tanya has experience supporting people through caregiving stress, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and the emotional work of midlife and career changes.

She also attends to family of origin issues, multicultural concerns, and the impacts of prejudice and discrimination on wellbeing. In sessions she emphasizes practical steps you can try between meetings. She uses straightforward language and partners with clients to set realistic goals.

Tanya’s approach invites curiosity about what is working and what needs to change. She offers services from Massachusetts and communicates in English. Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, and she accepts international clients.

Credential details are VT LICSW 089.0134761 and CO LCSW CSW.09929686.

Therapeutic approaches for online family and life challenges

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person without judgment. The therapist creates space for people to talk through what matters, which helps when making decisions or coping with change.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses simple exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and develop new coping habits, often useful for depression, anxiety, and stressful parenting moments.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and express core emotions and repair strained connections. It is often used when feelings get stuck and relationship patterns need clearer communication.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped in the past, then recommend strategies to try. That collaborative plan can change as needs evolve.

Online therapy offers flexibility with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions around caregiving, work, and busy family schedules. Therapists can assign short exercises between contacts and check progress in ways that suit each family’s routine.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Tanya commonly address?
She works with grief, depression, low self-esteem, anger, and coping with life changes along with parenting and family-related stress.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and strengths-based, combining practical skill-building with attention to emotions and values.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Tanya has 15 years of clinical experience supporting people through caregiving, career shifts, and major life transitions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LICSW, LCSW, and CSW credentials and practices from Massachusetts; license details include VT LICSW 089.0134761 and CO LCSW CSW.09929686.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I work with her from another country?
She accepts international clients, and offers services to people outside the United States.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does billing and starting therapy work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule per the therapist's availability.

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Experience
15 years
Licensed
Vermont, Massachusetts, Louisiana, Connecticut, Colorado
Languages
English

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