Hi! My name is Tanya Sheldon
I’m a trauma therapist who works with Complex PTSD, PTSD and providing trauma therapy for sensitive people.
Many people who sit across from me have spent so much of their lives adapting to the people around them that they’ve lost touch with what they want and need.
Maybe you’re the easy one. The capable one. The understanding one. The person who notices when something is off before anyone says a word.
You’ve gotten really good at reading the room, anticipating what other people need, pushing through when things are hard, or keeping parts of yourself tucked away when they don’t feel welcome.
But somewhere along the way, it may have become much easier to understand everyone else than to understand yourself.
What do I need? What do I want? Who am I when I’m not trying to meet everyone else’s expectations?
Maybe you’re tired of running on empty or second-guessing yourself.
You want more clarity. You want to trust yourself. You want to find your people. You want relationships where you feel safe enough to speak up, ask for what you need, and actually be yourself.
More than anything, you want to build a life around who you actually are, not just who you learned you needed to be.
That’s exactly the kind of work I love doing with folks.
Sometimes what you’re struggling with in the here and now makes more sense when you understand what you’ve lived through.
Maybe you grew up with a parent who was angry, absent, dismissive, critical, shaming, unpredictable, or simply unable to meet you emotionally.
Maybe you learned to keep the peace. Stay one step ahead. Handle things yourself. Keep your feelings inside. Be who other people needed you to be.
Those ways of getting through difficult experiences can follow us into adulthood.
You might struggle with anxiety, overwhelm, anger, or feelings that seem to come out of nowhere. Your inner critic may be relentless. You might push yourself until you’re completely depleted and still have trouble slowing down.
Or maybe you understand a lot about why you are the way you are and still find yourself thinking:
Why does this still affect me so much?
That’s where I believe compassion and curiosity can take us much further than judgment.
Relationships may be where some of this shows up the most.
You want connection, but trusting people can be hard.
You may have trouble asking for help or letting someone take care of you. You might stay quiet when something bothers you, then replay the interaction later wishing you’d said something.
Maybe you worry about disappointing people. Feel guilty setting boundaries. Question whether your needs are reasonable. Or notice yourself working really hard to make sure everyone else is okay.
You might deeply want to feel known and understood while also feeling vulnerable when someone gets too close.
I love helping people explore what it can look like to have relationships with more trust, intimacy, honesty, and room for themselves.
Not relationships without conflict or disappointment.
Relationships where you don’t have to lose yourself to stay connected.
And, maybe you feel things deeply.
If you’re highly sensitive, you may notice subtleties other people miss, need more time to process experiences, or feel deeply affected by relationships, conflict, criticism, or your environment.
I don’t see sensitivity as something you need to get rid of.
It can also be connected to empathy, creativity, intuition, and the way you experience and connect with the world.
Our work can help you better understand what you’re feeling, what you need, and how to care for yourself without disconnecting from an important part of who you are.
What it’s like to sit on the couch across from me
I want sitting across from me to feel like you don’t have to perform, explain everything perfectly, or have it all figured out.
I’m gentle and compassionate, but I can also be direct. I’ll listen closely, share what I’m noticing, help you make connections, and adjust how we work together based on what you need.
And the relationship we build matters to me. This can be a place where you practice some of the things that might feel much harder outside the therapy room.
Asking for what you need. Speaking up when something doesn’t feel right. Setting a boundary. Disagreeing with me. Letting someone support you. Being imperfect without immediately assuming you’ve done something wrong.
You don’t have to be a “good therapy client” here.
You get to show up as yourself. And if you’re still figuring out who that is, we can make room for that too.
We’ll pay attention to your body, too.
I believe there is wisdom in our bodies and that learning to listen to them with curiosity and compassion can be an important part of healing.
Sometimes your mind understands exactly what’s happening, but your body still braces, shuts down, becomes overwhelmed, or prepares for something to go wrong.
I incorporate somatic and mindfulness-based approaches to help you slow down and become curious about what your body may be communicating.
The goal isn’t to force yourself to calm down, or treat your body’s responses like another problem to solve. It’s to develop a kinder relationship with your body and, over time, feel more connected to and at home within yourself.
What healing might look like:
Healing takes time. It’s nonlinear and rarely looks exactly the way we expect it to.
And, I don’t think the goal is to become some perfectly healed version of yourself who never struggles again.
For me, healing looks more like:
More clarity about what you feel and need.
More trust in yourself and your intuition.
Being able to speak up and set boundaries without immediately questioning yourself.
Having relationships with more trust, intimacy, and room to be who you are.
Feeling more connected to your body and sense of self.
Meeting yourself with more compassion when old patterns show up.
And, having more freedom to build a life around your strengths, values, dreams, and what matters to you.
You may have spent a long time learning how to survive within the life you were given.
Therapy can also be about discovering how you want to live it.
My approach to therapy
My work is relational, compassionate, body-aware, and personalized to you.
I draw from mindful and somatic approaches informed by Peter Levine and Arielle Schwartz, complex trauma work influenced by Pete Walker, Humanistic and Gestalt therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, and family systems.
Depending on what you need, we may explore emotional flashbacks, the inner critic, relationships and attachment, boundaries, emotional needs, beliefs about yourself, or the ways past experiences continue to shape your life today.
I specialize in providing trauma therapy in Horsham, Pennsylvania for:
I'm a Trauma Therapist in Horsham, PA
licensed professional counselor
QUALIFICATIONS
West Chester University- MS
Pennsylvania- LPC
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy training through the Beck Institute
Mindfulness and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Emotional Freedom Technique
MBTI Certified Practitioner
Facilitator of Career Development
I LOVE WORKING WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED:
Complex Trauma & CPTSD
PTSD
Being a highly sensitive people
Neurodivergence
Postpartum & motherhood struggles
Workplace stress & career transitions
Difficulties in romantic relationships and with intimacy & sexuality
Frequently asked questions:
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Here at Reclaim Therapy we provide a free 15 minute consultation to learn more about you, what you're looking for and to answer any questions you have. Contact Us to schedule a time to chat!
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My individual session rate is $165.
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I'm considered an out of network provider with insurance companies. Many people who utilize out of network benefits receive reimbursement of up to 80% of session costs.
Here are helpful questions you can ask your insurance provider aboout utilizing your plan's out of network benefits:
* Do I have out-of-network mental health benefits?
* Are services rendered by a licensed clinical social worker covered?
* Is any pre-approval required before obtaining out-of-network mental health services in order to be reimbursed?
* If I have out-of-network benefits, will I be reimbursed the full amount I paid or a portion?
* Do I have a deductible and if so, what is it?
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Payment is due at the time of service.
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I accept cash, check, debit, VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, HSA and FSA accounts and Venmo.
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We will meet online via telehealth, or at our trauma and eating disorder therapy center at 400 Horsham Rd Horsham, PA
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I can only provide counseling to people living in Pennsylvania.
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I love most things creation, almost anything art, crafts, experimenting in the kitchen, planting in the garden and more. I love learning about history, especially people’s stories and experiences, making connections to what people have lived through and done in the past and connecting it to human nature today. Nature is a balm for my soul and I try to get out there on pretty days and some rainy ones.