There is a felt sense of safety in her presence that has been rare for me. My journey with Tanya has been a continual, revelatory experience. Each session, I arrive with whatever parts of me are present, and she meets me with such deep nonjudgment and tenderness. That alone is a profound welcome, one that softens places that have long been afraid of being seen. She is both deeply attuned and gentle, with a way of being fully present without trying to control, steer, or interp

My psycho-spiritual journey began in my early thirties when a relationship breakup left me floundering.  I sought help from a friend’s mother who worked as a marriage guidance counsellor.  I remember little about these sessions (apart from smoking a lot of cigarettes), but continued seeing her whilst I struggled in a subsequent relationship with an alcoholic narcissist and managing a career in an equally dysfunctional advertising agency. In the ensuing five years I dumped the

How lucky I am to have met Tanya to walk alongside me on this path In just a short time of working with Tanya and IFS, I have created a more caring and respectful relationship with myself and my internal world. These days, when I feel unsettled, I try not to ignore it. It's true that sometimes my internal family have to shout a little louder to get my attention, but I sense now that we are working together as a team as opposed to me living a constant inner conflict.  Through

Working with Tanya has been a gift, a deeply empowering, healing experience. There is something unique about how Tanya creates an environment as a safe, contained space in which she skilfully helped me develop a sense of self-trust. While I knew I was the one 'doing the work,' Tanya was right there, guiding and holding the process, in the most beautifully compassionate way. The most significant shift for me was moving from a place of escaping or running away from parts of mys