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Tanika Black, LPC

  • Experience14 years
  • LocationLouisiana
  • Focus areasADHD, Anger, and Bipolar
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Tanika

Tanika Black approaches therapy through evidence-based techniques that focus on practical skills and emotional insight. As an LPC licensed in both Louisiana and Texas, she brings 14 years of clinical experience helping people manage mood disorders, anxiety, depression, ADHD, stress, and addictions.

Background and approach

Her work spans many concerns including trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and challenges tied to identity and discrimination. She emphasizes collaborative goal-setting and skill-building to address symptoms and improve daily functioning.

Tanika creates a direct yet compassionate therapeutic atmosphere where clients can explore difficult emotions and patterns without judgment. She has supported clients through life transitions, caregiver stress, parenting challenges, and complications related to adoption or foster care.

Her practice also attends to issues such as impulsivity, eating and sleeping problems, postpartum mood concerns, panic and phobic reactions, and long-term effects of trauma. Tanika aims to help each person identify practical strategies and insights that fit their situation and values.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Tanika draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that emphasize skill building and emotional processing. One common approach she uses focuses on cognitive and behavioral strategies to identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with practical coping skills; this method is useful for anxiety, ADHD-related challenges, mood concerns, and stress management. Another approach centers on trauma-informed techniques that help clients process past events, reduce reactivity, and develop safety and regulation skills useful for PTSD, grief, and relationship difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and happens collaboratively. The therapist will work together with each client to clarify needs, goals, and personal preferences, and then tailor methods and interventions that fit those priorities rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so clients can connect in ways that suit their schedules and daily life. These options make it easier to maintain consistency, access care from home in Louisiana, and incorporate brief check-ins or longer sessions depending on what supports progress best.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Tanika supports a wide range of concerns including ADHD, anxiety, depression, bipolar and mood disorders, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction, and stress-related problems.
What is Tanika's general therapeutic style?
She uses evidence-based techniques focused on practical skill building and emotional exploration, working collaboratively with clients to set goals and develop coping strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Tanika has 14 years of professional experience working with people across many concerns and life stages.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with credentials TX LPC 85626 and LA LPC 4978 and practices from Louisiana.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered for online care?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions priced and billed?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Tanika?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Anger managementBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesADHD

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careCaregiver issues and stressControl issuesDomestic violenceForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

14+ years

Licensed

Louisiana, Texas

Languages

English