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(Taz) Tuba Altintas-Gemmell, BACP

Credentials
BACP
Experience
8 years
Practising in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Turkish
Sessions
Online only
Client ages
Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseSelf esteemDepression

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(Taz) Tuba Altintas-Gemmell is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of clinical experience. She works in English and Turkish and supports people facing depression, anxiety, stress and relationship difficulties. She also offers life coaching to help set realistic goals and make steady progress.

Tuba uses a person-centred approach that keeps the client’s needs central. Sessions are shaped around each person’s situation and pace. She aims to be warm, respectful and straightforward in conversations.

Background and approach

Her background includes work with trauma, grief and abuse, plus addiction and self-harm concerns. She has experience addressing workplace conflict, communication problems and the pressures of caregiving. This range means she can support many common struggles people bring to therapy.

Tuba also focusses on issues such as intimacy, body image, ADHD, bipolar disorder and sexual diversity concerns. She has additional experience with attachment issues, blended family dynamics and long-term health conditions. This helps when problems link across relationships, work and health.

Clinical methods she draws on include attachment-based practice, client-centred ways of working, cognitive behavioural techniques, emotionally-focused methods and Imago relationship ideas. These approaches are used to help people understand patterns, manage difficult feelings and change unhelpful behaviours. Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging, and international clients can be supported.

To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and sessions are scheduled according to the therapist’s availability.

How Tuba's Approaches Work Online

Tuba draws on attachment-based work to help people understand how early relationships shape current patterns. This approach looks at how trust and emotional connection affect reactions and closeness, which can help with relationship and intimacy issues.

She also uses client-centred counselling that places the person’s priorities first. That means sessions follow the client’s pace and focus, with the counsellor offering empathy and reflective listening to make space for change. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used alongside these methods to identify unhelpful thought patterns and try practical experiments to reduce anxiety or low mood.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Tuba will discuss options with each person and together they will decide what feels most useful given the goals and preferences. She adapts methods over time if things need to shift.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat and text messaging to suit different needs. Video sessions allow face-to-face connection, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, family life and different time zones.
What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties and trauma-related issues, as well as concerns like addiction, grief and self-esteem.
What is the counsellor's general approach in sessions?
She works in a person-centred way and combines that with practical techniques from cognitive behavioural and emotionally-focused approaches to help people understand patterns and try new responses.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working with a wide range of mental health and relationship concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds BACP credentialing and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Turkish, and she can work with international clients.
Which session formats are available?
People can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on their preference.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and the therapist’s availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

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Experience
8 years
Registered with
BACP
Languages
English, Turkish

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