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Online therapist

Tanya Underwood

Compassionate care for real family challenges

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Credentials
LMFT
Experience
16 years
Licensed in
Arizona
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Tanya

Tanya Underwood is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Arizona with 16 years of clinical experience. She welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or big life changes. Tanya also supports those dealing with relationship struggles, addictions, depression, and intimacy concerns.

She works in a respectful, compassionate way and aims to make the first steps toward help feel manageable. Her sessions are tailored to each person’s situation.

Background and approach

Tanya listens and then helps set clear, practical goals. She draws on proven techniques to address thinking patterns, emotional reactions, and relationship dynamics. Conversations are straightforward and focused on what will help in day-to-day life.

Tanya uses methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy to challenge unhelpful thoughts and acceptance and commitment therapy to build values-driven coping. She also integrates attachment-based work to improve how people connect and relate to others. These approaches are chosen to match the problem at hand and the client’s preferences.

Over her career she has worked with a wide range of concerns including parenting, family issues, trauma and abuse, ADHD, eating and sleeping problems, caregiver stress, and chronic illness. Tanya explains options and steps clearly so people know what to expect. She believes steady progress comes from small, consistent changes.

Therapy sessions are available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time and costs vary with location and therapist availability. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.

How Tanya’s Approaches Translate to Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on actions that match their values. Online sessions using ACT often include practical exercises and small homework tasks to build more meaningful routines. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy targets patterns of thinking that make symptoms worse and teaches specific skills to change them; in remote sessions this can mean tracking thoughts, practicing new behaviors, and reviewing results together.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Tanya treats this as a collaboration, listening to what you want and testing methods together. She adapts techniques based on your goals, comfort with the work, and how you respond over time, which helps find the best fit for you.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy households and people living in Arizona. Video calls let sessions feel more like face-to-face meetings, while phone sessions provide a simpler option when video is not convenient. Live chat and text-based messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or to follow up between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into real life.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Tanya address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting and family concerns, and related issues such as ADHD and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is respectful and compassionate with straightforward conversations. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear goals that fit the client’s life.
How much experience does she have?
Tanya has 16 years of professional work experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed in Arizona as an LMFT with the license number AZ LMFT LMFT-15444.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time; costs vary with location and therapist availability.
How do I get started with therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
16 years
Licensed
Arizona
Languages
English

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