- Strengths based
- Practical tools
- Collaborative care
About Tanya
Tanya Edwards is a licensed social worker who centers her practice on collaborative, strengths-based care. She brings 15 years of experience helping people navigate grief, depression, self-esteem struggles, caregiving stress, and major life transitions. Tanya uses clear, practical conversations to help people find next steps that fit their lives.
Her work often focuses on day-to-day concerns like parenting strain, relationship conflicts, and career crossroads. She also supports people facing aging and geriatric issues, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and the emotional impact of prejudice and multicultural stressors. Coping with natural or human-caused disaster is listed among her focus areas when those events affect someone’s emotional wellbeing.
Tanya draws on Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions grounded in each person’s priorities. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people change unhelpful patterns and strengthen important emotional bonds. Mindfulness and Motivational Interviewing are part of the mix when clients want tools for managing strong feelings or building motivation for change.
Her style is practical and respectful. Sessions emphasize clear goals, small experiments, and skills you can try between meetings. Tanya highlights cultural awareness and aims to meet each person where they are.
She works with English-speaking clients and accepts international clients. Tanya practices in Massachusetts and holds Vermont LICSW and Colorado LCSW credentials, along with a CSW designation.
How Tanya’s approaches translate to online therapy
Tanya frequently uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening closely and following the client’s priorities to guide each session. This approach helps people who need someone to reflect their experience and support their own decisions.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT is practical and goal-focused, which can be helpful for depression, anxiety, and managing day-to-day tasks after a disruptive event.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tanya collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts tools and pacing based on what the person wants to achieve.
If you are interested in online meetings, confirm the specific session options before booking since formats are not listed in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when a quick touchpoint helps, and remove the need to travel to an office. Licensed professionals can tailor exercises, mindfulness practices, and homework to work well in remote sessions so progress continues between meetings.
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Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Vermont, Massachusetts, Louisiana, Connecticut, Colorado
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Tanya commonly address?
Tanya helps people dealing with grief, depression, self-esteem issues, caregiving stress, relationship and parenting strain, career changes, and coping with life transitions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a strengths-based, collaborative approach that focuses on clear goals, practical tools, and working at the client’s pace.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 15 years of clinical experience supporting people through major life changes and emotional challenges.
What credentials and region does she practice in?
She holds Vermont LICSW and Colorado LCSW credentials and a CSW designation, and practices in Massachusetts.
Which languages are supported and can international clients work together?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in this biography; confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Tanya?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.