Conditions
Anxiety Burnout Depression PTSD Sleep disorder
Symptoms
Anxiety or worry Difficulty focusing Feeling disconnected from others Lack of energy or motivation Panic Poor sleep Sadness or low mood
Format
Online

Tanya Levinson Verified

Provider type Psychologist
Location Birmingham, United Kingdom
Tanya Levinson

Tanya Levinson is a contextual behavioural therapist and psychologist who works with adults using evidence-based cognitive and behavioural approaches. The work is grounded primarily in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a third-wave CBT model that focuses on acceptance, values, and committed action within the context of a person’s life. Therapy explores thoughts, emotions, behaviours, values, and life context to support psychological flexibility and adaptation to change.

The therapeutic stance is collaborative, structured, and compassionate, with attention to identity, anxiety, life transitions, and meaning. Sessions aim to create a safe space to understand current difficulties, reduce entanglement with unhelpful thought patterns, and support clients in living in line with personal values.

Service

Tanya Levinson provides individual psychological support for adults. Areas of work include anxiety and worrying, burnout, life transitions and major life decisions, immigration and adaptation, identity-related concerns, self-criticism and perfectionism, relationship and trust difficulties, boundaries, body image, mood fluctuations, and feeling stuck or confused.

Therapy is structured and guided by CBT and ACT models, while remaining flexible to the client’s needs and goals. Work may include cognitive and behavioural tools, values clarification, emotional regulation strategies, and contextual exploration of past, present, and future experiences.

Safety

Tanya Levinson works within a professional framework that includes regular personal therapy and ongoing individual and group supervision. Practice includes the use of informed consent and clear boundaries around suitability for therapy. Referrals to other professionals are offered when a client presents with high suicidal risk or is under 18 years of age.

Care pathway

Care begins with an initial contact to assess fit, goals, and practical arrangements. Early sessions focus on understanding the client’s concerns, life context, and therapeutic goals. A collaborative plan is then developed using CBT and ACT frameworks, with regular sessions supporting insight, skills development, and value-aligned change. The therapeutic process is reviewed and adjusted over time according to client needs.

Education

Master’s Degree in Developmental and Educational Psychology

University of Padua

2023-2025

Professional Course in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy

Psychodemia

2024-2025

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for adult ADHD

Russ Harris, author of ‘ACT Made Simple’, ACBS Peer-Reviewed Trainer

2025

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Joann Wright, ACBS Peer-Reviewed Trainer

2024

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Psychological Trauma

Daria Suchilina, ACBS Peer-Reviewed Trainer

2024

Course in Psychiatry and Psychopharmacology

University of Padua

2024

Fundamentals of Interpersonal Therapy, Pure Cognitions

2024

Course in Evidence-Based Nutrition

Psychodemia

2025-2026

Psychological First Aid

John Hopkins University

2024

Symptoms Treated

Anxiety or worry Difficulty focusing Feeling disconnected from others Lack of energy or motivation Panic Poor sleep Sadness or low mood

Languages Offered

English Russian

Insurance Accepted

No Insurance Accepted

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