Tanya Vazquez

You may be doing your best to keep everything together while anxiety, depression, or family challenges leave you feeling overwhelmed and unsure of where to turn. Perhaps you have been struggling to manage difficult emotions, navigating changes in your relationships, or carrying grief that feels difficult to explain to the people around you. I work with adolescents, adults, and seniors experiencing anxiety, depression, family issues, grief or loss, and relationship issues. These concerns can also overlap with ADHD, stress management, panic disorders, cultural and ethnic concerns, women's issues, identity concerns, trauma, or PTSD, especially when your relationships, personal experiences, and emotional wellbeing begin affecting one another. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 8 years of experience, I believe therapy should be a place where you feel genuinely heard, understood, and supported without judgment. Together, we can explore what has been weighing on you, build on your existing strengths, and develop healthier ways of coping that help you feel more grounded, confident, and connected,

Our work will make room for both the person you are and the family, relationships, culture, emotions, and experiences that have shaped you. We'll explore how anxiety, depression, family issues, grief or loss, and relationship issues may be affecting your emotional wellbeing, sense of self, and ability to connect with others. I may use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help you recognize patterns in thoughts and behaviors that contribute to distress and develop healthier ways of responding, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help you navigate difficult emotions while staying connected to your values, and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy to help you become more aware of your thoughts and feelings without immediately becoming overwhelmed by them. I may also draw from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to build practical skills for regulating emotions, managing distress, and communicating more effectively, while Solution Focused Brief Therapy can help us identify your existing strengths and turn the changes you want into manageable steps. Our sessions will be collaborative, compassionate, and grounded in your individual experience, balancing deeper understanding with practical strategies that support meaningful change.

You do not need to arrive with everything figured out or know exactly how to explain what you have been experiencing before we begin. During our first few sessions, we will take time to understand what brought you here, what has been most difficult, and what you hope will feel different. Together, we will create goals that feel meaningful and realistic while deciding where it makes the most sense to start. You can expect me to bring warmth, affirmation, and thoughtful guidance to our conversations while creating a space where you can talk openly about difficult emotions, family dynamics, relationships, grief, or painful experiences without judgment. Progress may look like feeling less consumed by anxiety, reconnecting with yourself when depression feels heavy, communicating more effectively with family, finding ways to carry grief without feeling defined by it, or developing healthier and more fulfilling relationships. We will continue checking in on your goals and adjusting our work based on what feels most helpful, helping you move forward with greater emotional balance, confidence, and a stronger sense of connection to yourself and others.