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Renee Hannah Tunkel

Therapist(She/Her)
15 years of experience
  • Virtual
  • Anxiety, LGBTQIA+, Grief or loss, Relationship issues, Trauma
  • Individual therapy

Great to meet you!

Hello, my name is Renee H. Tunkel (I go by Hannah). I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Somatic Therapist offering telehealth throughout CA. I help adults struggling with anxiety, burnout, painful relationship patterns, unresolved trauma (including birth and developmental trauma), and life transitions.

I specialize in working with sensitive, deep-feeling-deep-seeing souls — those who often take care of others, but are now ready to tend to their own healing. I welcome people of all backgrounds, genders, orientations, and beliefs.

My approach to therapy

I offer a present-centered, body-based approach to healing. Talking helps — but deep healing happens when we gently connect with the body and nervous system, where trauma, stress, and emotions are often stored.

Together, we’ll create a safe space where all parts of you are welcomed — even the ones that feel stuck, scared, or unseen.

My approach is compassionate and direct, integrating somatic therapy, Internal Family Systems, Brainspotting (a powerful healing method that works beneath the conscious mind), mindfulness, humanistic therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

What you can expect from me

You’ll gain skills to calm and regulate your nervous system, process stuck emotions, and shift patterns of anxiety, burnout, and relational stress. Over time, you’ll feel more grounded, whole, and connected to your authentic self — with greater capacity for joy, creativity, purpose, and nourishing relationships.

If you’re ready to move from surviving to thriving — I would be honored to walk with you.

About me

  • I identify as
    Other Racial or Ethnic Background, Cisgender Woman
  • My style is
    Empowering, Warm, Holistic

Qualification and insurance

  • Years of experience
    15 years of experience
  • Training
    MA (Master of Arts) at Santa Barbara Graduate Institute, Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling at California Graduate Institute/Chicago School of Professional Psychology
  • License type
    LMFT (Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist) (California)
  • Licensed in
  • Insurance accepted
    Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross, Curative, Oxford, Providence Health Plan, United Healthcare

Cost

Care details

  • Top specialties
    Anxiety, LGBTQIA+, Grief or loss, Relationship issues, Trauma
  • More specialties
    ADD/ADHD, Depression, Sleep disorder, Stress management, Cultural & ethnic issues, Men's issues, Women's issues, Identity issues, PTSD, Transgender issues
  • Therapy methods
    Cognitive Processing (CPT), Positive Psychology, Gestalt, Psychodynamic, Somatic, Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Experiential, Trauma Focused CBT, Attachment Based, Relational, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Motivational Interviewing, Transpersonal, Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Humanistic
  • Care types
    Individual therapy
  • Ages served
    Seniors, Adults
  • Languages
    English