Tania Danielle Thacker, NCPS
Compassionate body-aware therapy for trauma and addiction
About Tania
Tania Danielle Thacker is a psychotherapeutic counsellor who brings a body-aware, practical approach to therapy. She blends talking therapy with somatic work to help people manage stress, anxiety, addictions and trauma. Tania uses simple, down-to-earth language so conversations are clear and direct.
She has four years of experience working with trauma, post-traumatic stress and disordered eating, including binge eating. Her background includes supporting people struggling with drug and alcohol addiction, low self-esteem, guilt and shame.
Background and approach
Tania also addresses issues such as body image, dissociation and social anxiety. Her style is integrative. That means she draws on several approaches rather than relying on one method.
Clients can expect interventions from cognitive behavioural techniques and acceptance and commitment ideas to psychodynamic and mindfulness work. Tania also uses hypnotherapy and EMDR where appropriate. Somatic work is a key part of her practice.
She pays attention to sensations in the body and uses body-based techniques alongside talking to reduce the impact of traumatic memories and intense emotions. This can be helpful for people who find talk-only therapy feels incomplete. Sessions are practical and collaborative.
Tania supports people to set realistic goals, learn new coping skills and make steady changes. She accepts international clients and works in English from the United Kingdom.
How somatic and evidence-based approaches work online
Somatic work focuses on sensations in the body and uses grounding, breathing and gentle movement to help reduce the hold of traumatic memories and intense feelings. In online sessions the counsellor guides people to notice bodily signals and practise calming techniques that can be used between meetings.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions aligned with those values. It uses mindfulness and practical exercises to reduce avoidance and build a meaningful life. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses simple exercises to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, low mood and compulsive behaviours.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and reactions to different methods, and together they will try techniques that best suit the person. This collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what actually helps.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and messaging. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around daily life and to practise skills in the moment. Many people find remote sessions convenient for ongoing support and for accessing therapists from different locations.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English