Taryn Santos

Taryn Santos is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in New York. She brings 11 years of experience helping people through major life changes and ongoing emotional struggles. Taryn centers care on each person's story and values, offering steady support when stress, grief, or anxiety feel overwhelming.

Her work often focuses on everyday challenges like low self-esteem, depression, parenting strain, and trouble coping after loss. She also addresses relationship and family concerns such as communication problems, blended family dynamics, and attachment issues. Additional areas include substance-related concerns, domestic violence aftermath, and career or purpose questions.

Taryn combines practical strategies with a thoughtful, person-centered stance. She uses tools drawn from cognitive behavioral work and acceptance-focused methods to help people notice patterns and try new responses. She also draws on attachment-focused ideas to look at how past relationships shape current feelings.

A Christian-informed perspective is part of her practice, and she integrates faith considerations when clients want that included. The aim is to walk alongside people with empathy and respect while they sort through painful emotions and rebuild resilience.

People who choose Taryn can expect clear, straightforward conversation and collaborative goal-setting. She helps clients break big problems into manageable steps and build habits that fit real life. To begin, readers should use the site’s Start Therapy flow and complete the short matching questionnaire.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, grief, and when someone wants to rebuild a meaningful routine. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and testing alternative responses to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Taryn collaborates with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, values, and pace. She adapts techniques over time, combining skills practice with space to reflect so the plan matches what actually helps the client.

Confirm session formats before booking because the profile does not list them explicitly. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people choose quieter surroundings or avoid being on camera when that feels better. Ask about the available session options when you start the matching process so you can pick what fits your routine.