Practitioner record · Checked 9 Oct 2026
Tanya Dunlap has been in practice 8 years and is licensed in Illinois. Tanya lists stress, Anxiety, trauma and abuse and grief among 10 subjects on the BetterHelp roster.
Everything below is either quoted from Tanya's own BetterHelp listing, taken from public licensing records, or written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such. Nothing here is an availability promise, a review, or a rating.
01 · Who Tanya works with
Tanya lists 5 specialisms and 5 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Tanya chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.
02 · In Tanya's own words
Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.
I'm a therapist dedicated to supporting individuals through life's most challenging moments. With extensive experience working with depression, anxiety, stress, and trauma, I help clients navigate complex emotions and find their way toward healing and self-compassion.
My approach is grounded in understanding the deep impact of grief, anger, and past wounds. I specialize in helping clients work through trauma and abuse, while also addressing the isolation, shame, and guilt that often accompany these experiences. I believe in the power of forgiveness-both toward others and, most importantly, toward yourself.
I'm committed to creating a therapeutic space that honors your identity, values, and lived experience. I work with clients who are seeking a therapist who shares their perspective and understands their world. My goal is to help you reconnect with your sense of self-worth and build a life rooted in genuine self-love and resilience.
I'm here to walk alongside you with honesty, respect, and genuine care as you move through your healing journey.
Tanya Dunlap, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026
03 · What happens next
Tanya practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Tanya's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.
BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Tanya at this point.
BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Tanya is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Tanya.
You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.
A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.
Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.
04 · Before you commit
Built from what Tanya actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Tanya's - Tanya has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.
“How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”
Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.
“How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”
On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.
05 · Practical details
06 · Provenance
Tanya's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.
The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.
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