Tanya has a Masters' degree in Counselling for Mental Health and Welln…read moreess (Applied Psychology) from New York University. She has experience providing individual, family and group counselling to children, adolescents and young adults dealing with a wide range of mental health issues such as trauma, anxiety, stress, depression, interpersonal difficulties, body image issues, self-harm and bullying.
She has also worked as a counsellor in a school setting providing support to children and adolescents with special needs as well as academic and socio-emotional difficulties.
Tanya takes a strengths-based and client-centered approach to therapy and creates a safe space for her clients to open up in session. She believes that building a strong client-therapist relationship is important in order for therapy to be successful. She uses cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) interventions along with visual art, drama and play therapy techniques to help clients reach their goals.read less