Close Up Radio Spotlights Tanya Desloover of Courageous Heart Counseling

Costa Mesa, CA – Tanya Desloover left a 20 year career working at a Children’s Research Hospital, and became an Alcohol & Drug Counselor.  Today, she is a Marriage & Family Therapist, and founder of Courageous Heart Counseling, where she specializes in counseling for Substance Use Disorder and the underlying disorders that drive that.

Courageous Heart Counseling is dedicated to creating a safe space for those struggling with Substance Use Disorder to do the deeper work to do the courageous work to overcome and heal.

“People come for treatment because they're in pain but it's very difficult to talk about  their underlying issues. It's a humbling and vulnerable experience. I’m grateful for all I’ve learned from my own journey and those of my clients, to create this non-judgmental, safe space for my clients.”

According to Tanya, the focus of recovery should not be on the substance use, but rather what drives their using.

Courageous Heart Counseling offers clients strategies for managing their craving and as well as options for how to handle stress differently than using.

Of course, they must always have to have some good therapy to go along with those strategies. Tanya is licensed in family therapy so she could diagnose and treat underlying disorders.

EMDR is recognized as the preferred therapy for trauma. EMDR is bilateral stimulation of the brain that allows for the reprocessing of traumatic memories.

“We ask the person: “How do you want to feel about yourself in spite of what happened?”” says Tanya. “When you are lifted from the burden of this underlying core belief, you can become your authentic self.”

For more information, visit www.courageousheartcounseling.com