Taryn Santos, LMHC

Taryn Santos is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in New York with 11 years of experience. She focuses on helping people through major life shifts and emotional struggles. Taryn centers her work on listening, practical steps, and steady support. She helps with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and low self-esteem. She also works with people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, attachment concerns, and career-related stress. Additional areas include adoption and foster care issues, substance-related problems, and aging and geriatric issues. Taryn blends several therapy approaches to match what each person needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and act on them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. She also draws on Attachment-Based and Client-Centered techniques to build trust and make space for honest conversation. Her style is compassionate and straightforward. Sessions focus on small, doable changes that fit into daily life. She often pairs practical tools with time to process feelings, so people can move forward without feeling rushed. Taryn also notes a Christian-informed perspective that may be part of sessions when clients want it. She invites people from many backgrounds to explore resilience, purpose, and healing at a pace that feels manageable.

How these approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters to them and take small, values-based steps even when emotions feel heavy. It is useful for anxiety, grief, and major life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce distress and improve functioning. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and helps people develop more secure ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. That process can include trying different techniques and adjusting as progress is made.

Please confirm current session options before booking since specific formats are not listed in the profile. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, whether that means shorter check-ins, scheduling around work, or avoiding travel time. Licensed professionals often tailor pacing, homework, and skills practice to suit an online rhythm so therapy can stay useful and practical.