(Taz) Tuba Altintas-Gemmell, BACP

(Taz) Tuba Altintas-Gemmell brings eight years of practice helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression and relationship worries. She is based in the United Kingdom and works in English and Turkish. Tuba also supports clients dealing with trauma, grief, self-esteem struggles, addictions and intimacy-related concerns. Her background includes a BACP credential and experience using a range of therapeutic approaches. She combines client-centred listening with practical techniques to tackle low mood, sleeping and eating difficulties, and career or parenting pressures. She can also offer life coaching to help set realistic goals and build small, sustainable steps towards them. Tuba adapts the session to the person in front of her. She aims to listen first, then agree a plan together. Practical tools from cognitive behavioural work are used alongside emotional-focused and attachment-based ways of understanding relationships and patterns. Clients who have complex or overlapping concerns may find her flexible approach useful. Areas she has focused on include ADHD, compassion fatigue, codependency, communication problems and issues tied to ageing or chronic illness. She also has experience with body image, kink and alternative sex culture, and blended family pressures. New clients are guided through a short matching process and then invited to schedule sessions. Tuba emphasises kindness, respect and a non-judgemental stance while tailoring conversations and plans to each persons needs.

Therapeutic approaches that translate online

Attachment-based work looks at how early patterns affect current relationships. In practice this means talking about how people connect, what makes them feel safe or distant, and trying new ways of relating that reduce repeated hurts. Client-centred therapy focuses on the persons experience and priorities. The counsellor listens deeply, reflects back what is important, and helps clients find their own solutions. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and habits. It uses practical exercises and short at-home tasks to change patterns that keep symptoms like anxiety or low mood going. Finding the right approach is often part of the first few sessions. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose methods that match a persons goals, preferences and day-to-day life. That might mean leaning more on emotional-focused ideas for relationship pain, or using CBT tools for sleep and anxiety. Decisions are reviewed and adjusted as therapy progresses. Please confirm the current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare or health needs. It also allows check-ins that are shorter when time is limited, or sessions without video when bandwidth is low or being on camera feels difficult. Registered or accredited professionals can offer flexible scheduling that helps therapy sit alongside everyday commitments.