Dr. Ranger has over twenty years of experience in the mental health field and has been a licensed psychologist for a decade. She has worked in a wide variety of settings including: psychiatric hospitals, community mental health centers, residential treatment facilities, outpatient clinics, the Veterans Health Administration, and in private practice. Dr. Ranger has extensive training and experience treating mood disorders, racial trauma, PTSD, behavioral addictions, and relationship problems. She works exclusively with adults and older adolescents, providing individual therapy, couples therapy, and group therapy.
Dr. Tanisha M. Ranger also wrote Doctoral Dissertation: Avoidance and Shame: A Schema-Focused Approach to the Treatment of Sex Addiction (2009).
Dr. Ranger is a staunch advocate for educating the public about mental health, mental illness, and the steps we can take to live and thrive no matter what we might be struggling to manage. She has a particular passion for helping adult children of addiction, abuse, and dysfunction to reclaim their identities and live their lives on purpose rather than on autopilot. Dr. Ranger is trained in a number of evidence-based psychotherapies and takes a very person-centered and collaborative approach to working with her clients, tailoring treatment to each individual’s needs and teaming up to address concerns.
In addition to writing for ChoosingTherapy.com, Tanisha M. Ranger’s expertise has been featured in Huffpost, Fatherly.com, LX.com (NBC Universal), Rd.com (Readers’ Digest), Redbook, Bustle Magazine, Psycom.net, Vice.com, Howstuffworks.com, Thriveworks, Washington Post, Business Insider, Refinery29, New York Post, HealthCentral, Glamour Magazine.
Professional Affiliations:
American Psychological Association
Nevada Psychological Association
Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health – Board of Directors
National Register of Health Service Psychologist
Association for Contextual Behavioral Science
International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy
Education:
Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) in Clinical Psychology from Widener University
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Widener University
Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Rochester Institute of Technology
