- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and grief
- Forgiveness and shame
About Tanya
Tanya Dunlap is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Illinois with eight years of practice. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, and anger. Tanya also focuses on forgiveness, shame and guilt, isolation, post-traumatic stress, and building self-love.
She helps people name painful feelings and notice how those feelings show up day to day. Sessions emphasize practical steps to reduce overwhelmed thinking and cope with strong reactions. Tanya invites honest conversation about past hurts and how they shape current behavior.
Her work often addresses the fallout from trauma and abuse. She helps clients process memories, manage flashbacks or avoidance, and reduce the shame that can follow trauma. When grief or loss is present, she supports the practical tasks that accompany bereavement as well as the emotional side.
Anger is treated as a signal and a set of behaviors to understand and change. Tanya helps people identify triggers, learn ways to calm down in the moment, and practice different responses to recurring situations. She also looks at how guilt, forgiveness, and self-worth connect to angry reactions.
Tanya values straightforward, respectful conversation. She encourages small experiments between sessions, like new communication habits or short coping routines. Over time clients work toward clearer boundaries, fewer reactive moments, and more consistent self-care choices.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online work
Tanya uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on tracking thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. One common approach helps people spot patterns that keep anger and anxiety active, then test small changes to those patterns. This method is useful for stress, rumination, and frequent angry reactions.She also works with trauma-focused techniques that slow down overwhelming memories and teach grounding skills. These practices aim to reduce the hold of past events on daily life and to lower intense emotional spikes related to trauma and abuse.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Tanya will work with each client to decide which methods fit their goals and day-to-day limits, and she will adjust plans as progress is made.
The therapist's biography does not list which online formats are used. Confirm the current session options before booking so you know whether video, phone, or another format is offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and permit shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can often use remote work to maintain consistency while clients apply coping steps between sessions.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to anger?
Tanya works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and depression. She also focuses on forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation, post-traumatic stress, and self-love.
What is her approach and style in sessions?
She uses plain, practical conversation to identify feelings and behaviors. Sessions focus on coping steps, trying new responses, and reducing reactive moments.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working with people facing trauma, mood concerns, and anger-related difficulties.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Illinois and practices with that credential in that state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies by location, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.