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Taryn Santos, LMHC

  • Experience11 years
  • LocationNew York
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Grief, and Self esteem
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Taryn

Taryn Santos is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in New York with 11 years of clinical experience. She guides people through complex life transitions and emotional challenges using a compassionate, person-centered stance that honors each individual's story.

Background and approach

Her work often addresses stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and self-esteem concerns while attending to related areas such as attachment and communication difficulties. Santos draws on several evidence-informed methods, including Internal Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, client-centered approaches, and cognitive behavioral strategies to tailor care to each client’s needs.

Her practice also includes attention to parenting, family issues, trauma and abuse, addiction-related concerns, and other life adjustments. She welcomes international clients and offers multiple remote session formats to increase access for people in different circumstances.

Approaches that inform online care

Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a model that helps people explore and understand internal parts - different feelings, beliefs, and roles - and how those parts interact. It is often useful for addressing trauma responses, inner conflict, and patterns that affect relationships and self-esteem.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values, increasing psychological flexibility, and learning practical skills to respond differently to difficult thoughts and emotions. ACT can be helpful for anxiety, stress, grief, and life transitions by emphasizing committed action aligned with what matters to the individual.

Attachment-Based Therapy attends to relational patterns formed in early relationships and how they show up in current connections. This approach supports work around communication problems, attachment issues, and healing relational wounds.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and will be determined collaboratively with the client. The therapist uses these methods as tools and will work together with each person to match techniques to their goals, needs, and preferences rather than imposing a single method.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or travel. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, fit therapy into daily life, and access a licensed professional from different locations.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Taryn works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, self-esteem, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, anger, career transitions, compassion fatigue, and many related areas listed in her specialties.
What is the therapist's overall approach and style?
The approach is compassionate and holistic, drawing from client-centered work and several therapeutic models so sessions are tailored to the client's needs and personal values.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
The therapist has 11 years of professional experience providing mental health care in a range of settings and with diverse concerns.
What are the practitioner's credentials and where are they based?
The clinician is an LMHC licensed in New York with license number NY LMHC 009079 and practices from New York while accepting international clients.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and the therapist is able to work with clients internationally.
What session formats are offered for therapy?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
To get started select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyGriefSelf esteem

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Sexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

11+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English