Profile / United States
Tanya Mills, LCSW
Virginia
LCSW - Relationships and Mood
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness practice
About Tanya
Tanya Mills is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Virginia with three years of experience. She works with people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. Sessions focus on clear, practical steps that help clients notice and change unhelpful thoughts and habits.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Mindfulness Therapy to offer a mix of skills and strategies. In sessions she helps people spot thought patterns that increase stress, practice coping skills, and try different ways of communicating. The approach emphasizes small, testable changes rather than vague promises.
Many clients bring issues like communication problems, divorce and separation, forgiveness, self-love, social anxiety, and women’s issues. Tanya works on concrete goals such as improving conversations, managing low mood, rebuilding confidence after a separation, and reducing anxious avoidance. She draws on CBT techniques to break problems into manageable parts.
Tanya frames the work as collaborative. She guides clients through simple exercises, skills practice, and reflection between sessions. Mindfulness practices are used to help notice reactions in the moment, and DBT skills can be used to manage strong emotions.
Sessions are conducted in English. Cost varies by location and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session using the See online therapy options button.
How CBT, DBT and Mindfulness work in online sessions
CBT focuses on identifying specific thoughts and behaviors that make problems worse. In online sessions this looks like naming a problematic thought, trying a short experiment, and reviewing the result together. It helps with low mood, anxiety, and practical relationship problems.DBT offers concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. In remote meetings these skills are taught in short, doable steps and practiced between sessions to handle strong feelings or conflict. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing exercises to notice reactions without acting on them, which can reduce reactivity in stressful moments.
Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose which methods to try first based on goals, current challenges, and what fits with daily life. That plan can be reviewed and adjusted as progress is tracked.
The practical benefits of working online include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into a busy week. Confirm current session formats before booking since specific formats are not listed here. Online work can allow for shorter check-ins, practice between sessions, and the chance to apply new skills in everyday routines without added travel.
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she focus on?
She focuses on relationship issues, parenting challenges, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes.
How does she use CBT in sessions?
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test small changes in behavior to reduce distress.
What is her professional background?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with three years of professional experience working with the listed concerns.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is licensed as an LCSW in Virginia.
Which languages are offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.