(Taz) Tuba Altintas-Gemmell, BACP

(Taz) Tuba Altintas-Gemmell is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of experience. She holds BACP accreditation and speaks English and Turkish. Tuba helps people facing stress, anxiety and depression, and supports those dealing with relationship concerns, grief, trauma and intimacy-related issues.

She also works with people managing addictions, self-harm history, sleep and eating difficulties, and the practical strains of caregiving or chronic illness. Tuba uses life coaching alongside therapy to help clients set realistic goals and make steady progress.

Tuba describes her style as warm and empathic. She aims to treat people with kindness and respect. Sessions are person-centred and paced to suit each individual.

Clinically she draws on attachment-based approaches, client-centred work and cognitive behavioural techniques. She also uses emotionally focused and relationship-based methods when relevant to the issue being discussed.

Her practice pays attention to specific concerns such as ADHD, body image, intimacy and kink, communication problems and abandonment issues. She adapts conversations and plans to fit each person’s needs rather than offering a one-size-fits-all route.

Taking the first step can feel difficult and she encourages people to acknowledge that effort. The focus in early sessions is on understanding priorities and agreeing small, practical steps that feel manageable.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people notice how they relate to others and make different choices in close relationships. Client-centred therapy places the person at the heart of sessions and relies on empathy and non-judgemental listening to help people find their own answers. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behaviour and teaches practical steps to change unhelpful cycles.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process and happens together. The therapist will talk through your goals, past experience and preferences, then recommend ways of working. You and the therapist can adjust the plan as you go to find what fits best.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so please confirm available session types before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people access a therapist who speaks their language or who has experience with particular issues, such as intimacy concerns, ADHD or caregiver stress, even if they live further away.