- Years in practice
- 8
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Turkish
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About (Taz)
(Taz) Tuba Altintas-Gemmell is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of clinical experience. She holds BACP accreditation, and speaks English and Turkish. Tuba combines talking therapy with practical coaching to help people manage stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship difficulties.
Tuba works in a warm, person-centred way. Sessions are conversational and tailored to each person's needs. She aims to help clients set achievable goals and take small, steady steps toward them.
Background and approach
Her practice includes support for parenting concerns, addiction and substance misuse, grief, trauma and abuse, and long-term conditions such as chronic pain. She also addresses issues such as self-esteem, intimacy-related worries, sleeping and eating problems, anger and career stress. Tuba draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns.
She also uses client-centred principles to keep the work focused on the person's priorities. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used where helpful to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. People can expect a respectful, kind approach that values individual differences.
Tuba can work with people exploring sexuality, identity and LGBT issues, and she accepts international clients. Practical options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text messaging, alongside a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What (Taz) works with
Everything (Taz) lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else (Taz) helps people with.
- 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
Approaches (Taz) lists
- 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
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape the way people relate now. It can help with patterns that cause hurt in close relationships and with parenting concerns. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's experience and priorities, offering a non-judgemental space to talk and make choices. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) gives practical tools to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviours, which can ease anxiety, low mood and sleep or eating problems.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and decide together which methods fit best with the client's goals and preferences. This collaborative process means the plan can change as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls suit in-depth conversational work and when visual cues help. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging offer flexibility for brief updates, journalling between sessions or for people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy around busy family and work life while keeping the focus on practical steps and emotional support.
Questions people ask about (Taz)
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship problems, plus parenting, grief, trauma and addictions among other issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and person-centred, with conversational sessions and practical steps to reach goals.
What is her professional background?
She has eight years of experience and a background that includes counselling and life coaching alongside work with trauma and addiction.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Turkish, and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can take place by video call, phone session, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription model that varies with location and can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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