- Person-centered approach
- Practical coping skills
- Trauma-informed care
About Tangela
Dr. Tangela Isely is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 19 years of experience. She practices with a calm, collaborative style and focuses on helping people cope with trauma, anxiety, depression, and related concerns. Tangela works to create a space where people feel heard and respected as they begin to sort through difficult issues.
Her work blends practical skills with a person-centered perspective. She uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients build coping tools and reduce distress. Sessions often involve learning new ways to manage intense feelings and changing unhelpful thinking patterns.
Tangela pays attention to how life events affect daily routines and relationships. She helps people address stress, addictions, grief, career strain, and challenges around parenting and caregiving. Additional areas she supports include adoption and foster care concerns, attachment issues, and family of origin struggles.
She aims to honor each person's story while avoiding re-traumatization. That means moving at a pace the person can handle and focusing on clear, doable steps between sessions. Her approach is straightforward and compassionate, centered on what will make daily life more manageable.
Dr. Isely is based in Texas and communicates in English. She encourages anyone considering therapy to reach out when they are ready to start, and to take the first step toward practical, steady change.
Online approaches and how they can help
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying values and taking small steps toward them while learning to accept difficult internal experiences. It often helps when worry or avoidance gets in the way of everyday goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and teaches practical strategies to change those patterns. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and problems with sleep or mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance, which is helpful for strong mood swings and overwhelming reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That choice may change over time as progress is made and priorities shift.
Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel time and allowing appointments during breaks or between commitments. It also lets people continue care when schedules or locations change. Licensed professionals can use these approaches effectively online, and the focus remains on practical skills and steady, manageable progress.
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Experience
19+ years
Credentials
Texas, Maine, Oregon
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, parenting strain, ADHD, and many related issues including adoption and foster care concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and person-centered, focusing on listening first and then building skills together using evidence-based methods.
What background and experience does she have?
She has 19 years of clinical experience working with a broad range of difficulties and draws on multiple therapy approaches to match each person's needs.
What credentials does she hold and where is she located?
She holds LPC and LCPC credentials and practices from Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.