Tanya Edwards, LICSW, LCSW, CSW
Compassionate, practical support for strong emotions
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How Tanya works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LICSW, LCSW, CSW
- Licensed in
- Vermont, Massachusetts, Louisiana, Connecticut, Colorado
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Tanya
Tanya Edwards is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage strong emotions and life transitions. She draws on 15 years of practice to support people dealing with grief, depression, low self-esteem, anger, and major life changes. Her sessions are grounded in a client-centered stance.
She listens closely and builds a working partnership. That means she follows what matters most to the person in front of her and adapts methods to fit each situation.
Background and approach
Tanya uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and change behavior. She also brings in emotionally-focused ideas to help people understand and shift painful feelings in relationships and personal life. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are part of her toolkit when clients want to build present-moment awareness or strengthen motivation for change.
She mixes these approaches to match real-world needs, such as coping with caregiving stress or navigating career transitions. Clients can expect straightforward conversation and gentle challenge. Tanya emphasizes strengths and cultural awareness when working on issues like family of origin concerns, body image, or prejudice and discrimination.
She aims to help people find clearer direction and more manageable ways of coping. Based in Massachusetts, Tanya holds VT LICSW and CO LCSW credentials and also lists CSW. She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients.
Therapy sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What Tanya works with
Everything Tanya lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Tanya's practice.
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Women's issues
Approaches Tanya lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches you can use in online sessions
Tanya often blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques. Client-centered work means she pays attention to the person’s priorities and follows their pace. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to sort feelings and decide what matters next. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. This approach is useful for depression, anxiety, anger, and shifting everyday habits.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tanya treats the process as collaborative and will help clients try methods and adjust based on what feels helpful. Together they set goals, experiment with techniques, and check progress as therapy continues.
Online sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and are good for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into short breaks. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, processing thoughts between sessions, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make scheduling more flexible and help people fit therapy into busy lives.
Questions people ask about Tanya
What concerns does Tanya commonly help with?
She works with grief, depression, anger, low self-esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, relationship and family concerns, parenting stress, and career difficulties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative, with practical strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy and emotionally-focused work when helpful.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working across issues such as caregiving stress, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and midlife concerns.
What credentials and location are listed for the therapist?
She holds VT LICSW and CO LCSW credentials and is based in Massachusetts.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions may be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.