(Taz) Tuba Altintas-Gemmell, BACP

(Taz) Tuba Altintas-Gemmell is a licensed counsellor and therapist practicing in the United Kingdom who supports people coping with depression, stress and anxiety, relationship and family challenges, workplace conflict, trauma and abuse, and grief. She is also a qualified life coach who helps clients set achievable, sustainable goals and develop practical steps toward change.

Her training and additional qualifications cover work with self-harm, addictions and substance misuse, as well as methods such as transactional analysis, art and sand therapy, play therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), emotionally-focused therapy (EFT), psychoanalytic approaches, and relationship counselling. She holds the BACP credential, which reflects professional membership in the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Fluent in both English and Turkish, she can offer therapy in either language. She is described as warm and empathic, bringing a deeply felt commitment to supporting mental health and well-being. Her practice is grounded in person-centred principles - tailoring conversation and treatment plans to each individual and honouring each person’s unique needs and circumstances.

She recognises that beginning therapy takes courage and aims to offer steady, compassionate support throughout the process, working collaboratively to identify priorities and adapt approaches as the work unfolds.

Online Support Using Attachment, Person-Centred, and CBT Approaches

(Taz) Tuba Altintas-Gemmell draws on attachment-based work to explore how early caregiving and current relationship patterns shape emotional responses and interpersonal expectations - this approach can be especially helpful for people wrestling with intimacy, abandonment, or attachment issues.

She also uses client-centred therapy, which emphasises a respectful, non-directive stance where the client leads the pace and focus of sessions while the therapist offers empathy and careful listening - this is useful for building self-esteem, processing grief, or navigating life changes.

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is integrated when clients want practical tools to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns related to anxiety, depression, sleep problems or addictive behaviours. CBT provides concrete strategies for managing symptoms alongside exploratory work.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. She works together with each client to determine which methods best fit their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online sessions - by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - offer flexibility for busy schedules, support across distances, and ongoing access to therapeutic help when in-person meetings are not feasible. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to choose the communication style that suits each client best.