(Taz) Tuba Altintas-Gemmell

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse

About Tuba

(Taz) Tuba Altintas-Gemmell works with people on stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression and addictions using person-centred and evidence-informed methods. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has eight years' experience in the field.

Tuba is used to helping people cope with grief and loss, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping concerns, parenting stresses and career pressures. She also offers support around compassion fatigue, ADHD, bipolar spectrum difficulties and problems linked to chronic illness or pain. Sessions can cover communication problems, commitment worries and a broad range of relationship concerns.

Her practice draws on attachment-based ideas and client-centred work to support emotional understanding. She also integrates cognitive behavioural techniques and emotion-focused tools when useful. Imago relationship methods are used for relational work where appropriate.

Tuba speaks English and Turkish and can work with international clients. She also has experience addressing more specialised topics such as abandonment, autism and Asperger Syndrome, body image, kink and alternative sexual cultures, and caregiver stress.

She combines talking therapies with practical goal-setting from her life coaching training. This means sessions can include reflection on feelings as well as steps towards clear, manageable goals. The service uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

To begin, clients use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Confirm current session options before booking to ensure they meet your needs.

How her approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships, helping people understand emotional bonds and recurring reactions in relationships. It is useful for intimacy issues, abandonment concerns and attachment difficulties.

Client-centred therapy puts the person's own experience at the heart of sessions, offering space to talk and be heard while the counsellor reflects and clarifies. This approach suits people wanting a conversational, person-led process.

Cognitive behavioural techniques look at thoughts, feelings and behaviours and introduce practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. These methods can help with anxiety, low mood, sleeping issues and coping strategies.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what has helped or not helped before, and they will agree a plan together. That collaborative process means methods can be adjusted as therapy progresses.

Check which session formats are available before booking, as the profile does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling around daily life, for example by reducing travel time or by allowing shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also allow people to choose quieter surroundings, avoid being on camera, or use simpler audio-only sessions if that suits their needs.

Topics Tuba lists

• Stress and 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 and AIDS
• Hoarding
• Immigration issues
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and 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 and non-monogamous relationships
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Trichotillomania
• Visually impaired
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• 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

Questions about Tuba

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She helps people manage anxiety using client-centred conversations alongside cognitive behavioural techniques.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

Her approach includes attachment-based therapy, client-centred work, cognitive behavioural therapy and emotionally-focused tools, with Imago methods for relationship work.

What experience does she have?

She has eight years' experience supporting people with depression, trauma, relationship issues and a wide range of related concerns.

Where is she based and what credential does she hold?

She is based in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in another language?

Sessions are offered in English and Turkish.

Can international clients work with her?

Yes. She accepts international clients as part of her practice.

How are sessions arranged and what formats are available?

Confirm current session options before booking; the profile advises checking which formats are supported when you schedule a first appointment.

How much do sessions cost and how does payment work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.