(Taz) Tuba Altintas-Gemmell, BACP
(Taz) Tuba Altintas-Gemmell is a counsellor working in the United Kingdom with eight years' experience.
About (Taz)
(Taz) Tuba Altintas-Gemmell is a counsellor working in the United Kingdom with eight years' experience. She uses a person-centred stance and combines practical talking therapies with coaching tools to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. She speaks English and Turkish and offers sessions to international clients as well.
Tuba aims for a warm, respectful atmosphere where people can speak openly about difficult topics. She supports those coping with trauma, grief, addictions and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.
Background and approach
She also helps with practical life challenges like career decisions, parenting strain and changes that come with ageing. Her approach adapts to each person. She draws on Attachment-Based work to look at how relationships shape feelings.
She uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to find unhelpful thinking patterns and build different responses. Emotionally-Focused and Imago ideas guide work on closeness and communication in relationships. Sessions often balance listening with clear, doable steps and short-term coaching tasks.
Tuba can use art, play-based elements, and sand techniques when these suit a client's needs. People who want a kind, steady counsellor who also offers practical tools tend to find her style helpful. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Sessions are available by video, phone, live chat or messaging under a cancellable subscription. To begin, select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule according to availability.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 392374 | September 2026 |
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Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything (Taz) lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working (Taz) names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Attachment-Based work looks at how early and current relationships shape feelings and reactions. Online sessions using this approach help people notice patterns in their close relationships and try new ways of connecting.Client-Centred therapy places the person at the heart of each session. The counsellor listens without judgement and follows the client's pace, which can help when someone needs space to make sense of difficult feelings.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying practical experiments to change them. Online CBT can include home practice and short exercises between meetings to build new habits.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then adapt methods as progress is made. This is a collaborative process where plans can change if something does not fit.
Online therapy offers flexibility with video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video suits deeper conversations and non-verbal cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be useful for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or travel while keeping continuity of care.
Frequently asked
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship issues. Other areas include addictions, parenting, intimacy, self-esteem and career challenges.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm, person-centred and practical. Sessions mix listening with goal-focused coaching and short tasks you can try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working in therapeutic and coaching roles. That background includes work with trauma, abuse and complex emotional issues.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Can I work with her in my language?
Sessions are offered in English and Turkish. She also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Different formats suit different needs, such as shorter check-ins or face-to-face conversation online.
How are sessions charged?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Costs vary with location and therapist availability.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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