Taryn Santos
Therapist focused on steady, practical support
LMHC New York
- Experience
- 11 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Taryn
Taryn Santos is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in New York with 11 years of experience. She focuses on helping people through stressful life changes, grief, anxiety, depression, and struggles with self-esteem.
Background and approach
Her work is calm and straightforward, with attention to each person's story and values. Taryn draws on a mix of practical therapies to help people manage symptoms and make choices that match their goals.
She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify values and take small steps toward a meaningful life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors.
Attachment-Based and Client-Centered approaches shape a warm, respectful space for talking and problem solving. Clients can expect sessions that emphasize listening, real-world strategies, and steady support.
Taryn pays attention to communication problems, family of origin issues, and relationship patterns when they affect mood and functioning. She also works with challenges related to parenting, adoption and foster care, blended family dynamics, aging concerns, and codependency.
She addresses trauma, domestic violence, substance concerns, and complicated grief with sensitivity and a focus on coping skills and safety planning when needed. Career transitions, anger, compassion fatigue, and feelings of emptiness are also common topics in her work.
Taryn welcomes people who value a respectful, faith-informed perspective as part of their care. Sessions aim to build practical skills, clearer direction, and steadier emotional balance over time.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care
Many of her sessions draw on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people clarify what matters to them and take committed steps toward those values even when difficult feelings are present. ACT is often used for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. She also applies Attachment-Based Therapy to look at early relationship patterns and how they affect current connections and emotional responses; this can help with communication problems and intimacy concerns.She views finding the right approach as a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to pick or blend methods that match their needs, goals, and personal preferences. Clients are encouraged to give feedback so approaches can be adjusted over time.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can fit a short break or work around limited bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill practice, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around busy schedules and life changes.
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Experience
11+ years
Licensed in
New York
Languages
English