(Taz) Tuba Altintas-Gemmell, BACP

Counsellor - relationships and anxiety

Attachment based work
Client centred therapy
Cognitive behavioural techniques

About (Taz)

Counsellor BACP member Tuba Altintas-Gemmell has eight years' experience supporting people in the United Kingdom. She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and related concerns. She also offers life coaching to help people set and work towards clear goals.

Tuba uses a person-centred approach and draws on several methods to suit the person in front of her. She includes attachment-based work that looks at how past relationships shape current feelings and patterns. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ideas are used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small practical changes.

She also uses emotionally-focused and relationship-focused approaches when the issue is how people connect with others. These methods focus on feelings, communication and repairing interaction patterns between people. Tuba can explain how each approach might help and try different ways of working as needed.

Tuba speaks English and Turkish and can work with people who prefer either language. Her life coaching background is used for practical planning, such as setting achievable steps and reviewing progress over time. This can sit alongside talking work when someone wants both support and action.

If someone wants to begin, she asks them to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

Therapeutic approaches and online counselling

She often uses attachment-based work which looks at how early relationships influence current feelings and patterns. This can help with difficulties in close relationships, trust and repeated emotional reactions.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which helps identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical changes in behaviour. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, low mood and stress management.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options with each person and make decisions together based on needs, goals and preferences. That means trying ways of working and adjusting them if something does not fit.

Confirm the formats she currently offers before booking. When arranged, online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week and reduce travel time. Some formats are simpler for brief check-ins or when bandwidth is limited, while others suit longer, face-to-face style conversations. Online work can support steady progress alongside practical coaching steps and emotional work.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Self esteem Depression

Also works with

Addictions LGBTFamily conflictsGrief Intimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issues Body imageCancerCaregiver issues and stress Chronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issues ForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Men's issues Midlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issues Mood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissism Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harm Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issues Workplace issues Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Imago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English, Turkish

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she work with most often?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and related issues.

What style of therapy does she use?

She works in a person-centred way and draws on attachment-based, cognitive behavioural and emotionally-focused methods as appropriate.

How many years' experience does she have?

She has eight years' experience working with people in the United Kingdom.

What professional registration does she hold?

She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, abbreviated as BACP.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Turkish.

Can international clients work with her?

She accepts international clients and can work with people outside the UK.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Costs vary with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I arrange a first appointment?

Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.

Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.

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