tanya clausen lcsw | about tanya

ABOUT TANYA

Tanya Clausen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with nearly 20 years of experience treating individuals (adolescents and adults) and couples. She has post-graduate training in Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT), Short-term Psycho-Dynamic Therapy and the Seeking Safety Model (treating both PTSD and addiction). Tanya is trained in EMDR and has completed the Certificate Program in Advanced Trauma Treatment. She is also in the process of working towards her certification in Emotion Focused Therapy for couples. Tanya also specializes in bereavement issues for those grieving the loss of family members. She has gained this expertise in her work as a grief counselor with Hospice.

Her professional experience is from a variety of practice settings including community mental health, non-profit organizations and private practice. In addition she provided outreach and services to at-risk women and children in Guatemala for over two years. She also served as an adjunct professor providing clinical supervision to graduate students at George Mason University College of Education and Human Development Counseling and Development Program. She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers, International Center for Excellence in Emotion Focused Therapy, and The Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis.

Tanya also provides therapy in Spanish.