Tanya Banas, LPC

"To take more than you give is to fail at life." Clayton Gengras

Tanya Banas, LPC is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Connecticut. She received both her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Master's Degree in Community Counseling at the University of St. Joseph's. She has 16 years of experience in the Behavioral Health field specializing in co-occurring disorders, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), and Intensive Outpatient Programming (IOP). Her therapeutic approach includes Motivational Interviewing (MI), Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment (IDDT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and the Trauma Recovery and Empowerment Model (TREM).

Tanya is known for building high-performing teams and enhancing patient care through innovative initiatives. Throughout her career, she has been instrumental in program development, cultivating organizational talent and maintaining employee morale. In 2022, Tanya was the first recipient of Community Mental Health Affiliates Excellence in Leadership Award. Tanya is passionate about creating systems and teams that “work smarter, not harder.” She not only takes a big picture approach to problem solving, but also works in every program and every service that she oversees to achieve high levels of integrity through the company.

When not at work, you can find Tanya watching Law & Order SVU with her dog Griffin, building lego sets and waiting for her Hogwarts acceptance letter to arrive!