Tanya Dantus is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), and Coach specializing in helping professional women reconnect with their authentic voice and power. Based in San Diego, California, Tanya is the author of "The Power of No" and creator of the RIFRA Method, a clinically-grounded framework for helping women break people-pleasing patterns at their root. Tanya earned her BA in Anthropology from Columbia University and holds a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, with additional graduate studies in Women's Spirituality and Human Rights Law. She is a virtual therapist at The Meadows treatment center, where she works with attachment trauma, codependency, and love addiction. Her unique therapeutic approach integrates Somatic Experiencing, depth psychology, expressive arts, and ritual work. Through the RIFRA methodology (Root, Impact, Feel, Reflect, Action), Tanya guides women beyond surface-level symptom management to address the childhood patterns stored in their nervous system that keep them frozen in people-pleasing mode. She will be presenting her work at the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists annual conference in May 2026 and leads the signature program "Right HerStory", where women reclaim their narratives through expressive arts and depth psychology. Tanya specializes in working with driven, highly sensitive professional women experiencing burnout, anxiety, or disconnection from their bodies. She offers individual therapy and intensive coaching programs that combine deep inner exploration with practical outer action. Multilingual and multicultural, Tanya has lived internationally and brings a non-patriarchal, compassionate lens to her work. She is also a single mother who values modeling imperfection and authenticity.

If you're here, something in you is ready for real change. Maybe you're exhausted from saying "yes" when you mean "no." Maybe you've achieved success on paper but feel disconnected from yourself. Maybe you're tired of intellectually understanding your patterns but still living them out every single day. Or even seeing a therapist for years but not the real changes you're seeking. I see you. And I want you to know: your body already has the answers. For over 15 years, I've helped women like you reconnect with the wisdom that's been waiting inside all along. As an LMFT, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and coach, I don't just talk about feelings: we work with them in your body, where real transformation happens. My approach goes to the root. We're not putting band-aids on symptoms or memorizing scripts for saying "no." We're addressing the childhood patterns stored in your nervous system that keep you frozen in people-pleasing mode, even when your logical mind knows better. I created the RIFRA methodology to help you identify where these patterns originated, feel the emotions you've been avoiding, and take authentic action aligned with your truth. This work is deep, intensive, and not for everyone. It's for women who are truly ready to commit to their own transformation. I bring my full self to this work: my training at Pacifica and Columbia, my experience at The Meadows, and my lived experience as a single mom navigating my own imperfections. I'm not here to be perfect; I'm here to be real and guide you home to yourself. If you're ready to stop performing and start living, let's talk.