- DBT skills
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
About Tangela
Dr. Tangela Isely is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 19 years of experience. She is based in Texas and works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and anger. She also helps with relationship and parenting concerns and issues such as ADHD, addiction, grief, and problems with sleep and eating.
Her sessions focus on practical skills and clear goals. She uses approaches like dialectical behavior therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and a client-centered frame to help people notice patterns and try new ways of responding. Sessions include talking through recent events, learning strategies for intense emotions, and practicing small behavior changes between meetings.
Dr. Isely pays attention to how past relationships shape current reactions. She helps clients look at attachment, abandonment, and family of origin issues that show up as anger, control problems, or emptiness. The work often includes improving communication and setting boundaries in daily life.
She also addresses stress from caregiving, first responder roles, or complicated adoptions and foster care histories. For people coping with trauma or compassion fatigue, sessions combine grounding skills, emotional regulation tools, and steps to reduce reactivity in everyday situations.
Her style is collaborative and focused on measurable progress. New clients complete a short questionnaire and then schedule a first session to map priorities and decide which strategies to try next.
How her approaches are used in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and take small steps toward their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and changing behaviors that keep stress or anger active. Mindfulness Therapy trains attention to calm the body and notice urges before they become reactive.Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the work. She will collaborate with each client to choose methods that match goals, day-to-day stresses, and what feels workable. That joint decision is revisited as progress is made and situations change.
Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes practicing skills between meetings more convenient, since tools and exercises can be used in real-time at home or during a break at work.
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Experience
19+ years
Listed in
Texas, Maine, Oregon
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, anger, relationship and parenting concerns, and related issues such as ADHD, addiction, grief, and sleep or eating problems.
What is her general therapy style?
She blends client-centered listening with practical, skills-based methods from DBT and CBT to reduce reactivity and build healthier responses.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 19 years of experience practicing as a counselor and therapist in multiple settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LPC and LCPC credentials and is located in Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.