- ACT
- CBT
- Mindfulness
About Tanya
Tanya (Kai) Qualls is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania with 12 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, depression, and challenges with motivation and confidence.
Tanya focuses on practical, straightforward conversation. She treats people as the experts on their own lives and helps them notice strengths they already have. Sessions are meant to break problems into smaller steps and practice skills that fit everyday life.
Her approach draws on several evidence-informed methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Mindfulness. Those methods are used to help clients build skills for managing strong feelings, reduce unhelpful patterns, and increase flexibility in difficult situations.
Tanya pays attention to issues often linked with anxiety and relationship strain, such as abandonment, avoidant personality patterns, commitment and control concerns, and family of origin wounds. She also works with people dealing with grief, gender dysphoria, parenting stress, compassion fatigue, and isolation or loneliness.
Conversations in sessions typically focus on clear goals, small experiments between meetings, and skill practice. Tanya encourages gentle, steady steps toward change and helps people track what works and what needs adjusting.
How ACT, CBT and Mindfulness translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions aligned with what matters. It can help with anxiety, avoidance, and feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to test unhelpful thinking and build different habits. That approach is often used for anxiety and low mood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase awareness of the present moment, which many people find useful for stress and emotion regulation.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to identify goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Sessions involve checking progress, practicing skills together, and planning small experiments to try between meetings.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, avoid travel, or choose a quieter location with less background noise. Some formats use less bandwidth or are shorter for quick check-ins, which can be helpful for people who prefer not to be on camera. Therapists and licensed professionals often adapt exercises for the online setting so skill practice and tracking still happen between sessions.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
Tanya works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, depression, coping with life changes, LGBT issues, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting, and compassion fatigue.
What kind of therapy style does she use?
She uses a mix of practical approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Mindfulness-based techniques.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 12 years of professional experience working with people on a range of concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor, practicing in Pennsylvania.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin with her?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.