Experience
Tanya Veluz, LMFT is a licensed marriage and family therapist (Lic #53413) practicing psychotherapy in private practice in the Pasadena/Altadena/ La Canada area of Los Angeles, CA.
Tanya has experience working with couples, families, individuals, teens, and children (8-12). She prides herself on having a curious and direct approach in collaboration with you, to discover the best course of action to address the issues bringing you into treatment.
Tanya's experience running postpartum and parenting groups allows for strong support of parents and new parents as well as couples struggling with the transition into their new roles. She also facilitates workshops virtually and perviously out in the community on building and maintaining healthy relationships both as a couple and as a parent. She has been trained in Level II of Gottman Couples Therapy, also advanced training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy and has studied interpersonal neurobiology (IPNB) with Tina Payne Bryson, PH.D. Dr. Bryson is known in the field as one of the leading parenting and IPNB experts. Tanya also has experience utilizing trauma based treatments such as, EMDR, Brainspotting, Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM) and Havening. In addition to parenting work Tanya has training and experiance in Maternal Mental Health through Postpartum Support International. Tanya is also working towards certification under CAMFT as a supervisor for interns moving into the field of psychology.
Previous work experience with Gateways Hospitals included, working in conjunction with the court system alongside attorneys and judges. Tanya has experience testifying in court to the progress of an individual’s treatment. While working at Gateways, she supervised Occupational Therapy interns who were learning to treat individuals with mental illness. She also volunteered with the LGBTQ community while at Aids Project Los Angeles (APLA) providing individual and couples therapy.
Tanya is a professional member of the California Marriage and Family Therapy Association (CAMFT), International Center for Excellence in Emotional Focused Therapy (EFT), and Postpartum Support International (PSI). She completed her undergraduate degree in psychology at Florida Atlantic University and then transferred to Pepperdine University to complete her Masters in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy.