About Nanette
Nanette Tangkeko is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in California. She brings nine years of clinical experience supporting people who are coping with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and the fallout from difficult relationships.
Background and approach
Her approach is straightforward and focused on helping people take the next practical step toward feeling better. She creates a calm space for clients to talk through painful experiences without judgment.
Sessions focus on identifying unhelpful patterns, building coping skills, and restoring confidence after relationship harm. Nanette emphasizes clear goals so progress feels concrete and measurable.
Her work often addresses life transitions and the daily strains that wear people down. She supports people dealing with compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, and questions about life purpose.
She also helps those navigating multicultural concerns and issues related to attachment and communication. Nanette uses a mix of approaches that match each person’s needs.
She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shift thinking patterns and Mindfulness Therapy to strengthen present-moment awareness. When deeper history matters, she brings in psychodynamic ideas to understand how past relationships shape current behavior.
People who benefit most tend to want practical tools and thoughtful reflection. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s comfort.
The aim is steady, achievable change rather than quick fixes.
How Nanette’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy
Nanette often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; this method provides specific tools for anxiety, low mood, and relationship stress. Mindfulness Therapy is another frequent element, teaching simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment calm. Psychodynamic ideas may be used when it helps to look at how past relationships and family of origin patterns influence current choices.Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the work. She will discuss your goals and preferences and together you will choose strategies that match your needs. Sessions are collaborative, with options adjusted over time as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow real-time face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins or moments when typing feels simpler, and text-based messaging lets you share thoughts between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep steady contact while working toward change.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Intellectual disability
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English