Welcome to Golden Hour Counseling

Compassionate Support for Your Journey Toward Healing and Growth in Gilbert, AZ

Meet Tanja Romney MC, LAC

Welcome!

I hold master’s degrees in counseling from Ottawa University (MC) and education from the University of Arizona (M.Ed). I am dedicated to lifelong learning. I regularly pursue training beyond the state standard requirements. Advanced training allows me to offer clients the following techniques critical to trauma and grief care: Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), and Brainspotting. In addition, I hold the following certifications: Certified Trauma Professional (CTP),Certified Grief Informed Professional (CGP) and Certified Somatic Therapy Foundations Practitioner (CSTFP). 

On a personal level, I have been married for over 30 years and have five adult children. I am well acquainted with the rollercoaster of highs and lows that comes with marriage and parenting in the different phases of life. As a family we enjoy traveling and doing as many escape rooms as possible. My husband and I have a collective goal to run a marathon on every continent and have completed 4/7 continents with #5 coming early 2026.

To learn more about what it would be like to work with me, let me ask a few questions:

Do you find yourself binge-watching Netflix or doom scrolling on your phone?

Have you found yourself looking in the mirror and not recognizing the person staring back at you?

Do you find that your sleep and eating are disrupted and that you feel your life is one big emotional roller coaster?

Do you isolate from family and friends because being around people feels too overwhelming?

If so, I can relate and I am here to help!

As a therapist, my first goal is to empower clients with proper coping skills to help make life more manageable. I do this through various therapy modalities depending on the client’s individual needs.

What does that mean for you as a client? Basically, I will teach you from these modalities how to understand what is happening in your body causing the symptoms and teach you coping skills that will help with emotional regulation. Once this is accomplished, you will have a foundation for the deeper work of healing to begin. Successful completion of therapy means you get unstuck from your past and start finding joy in life again.

For couples experiencing relationship issues, the goal is to help couples reconnect in a healthy way and to repair relationships caused by a myriad of issues. The successful completion of couples’ counseling will be couples who have the tools for healthy communication and who have robust skills to make proper repairs in the relationship. In return, these couples can expect to feel an increase in emotional, physical, and social intimacy and safety within their marriage.    

For engaged, newly married or couples who are not in crisis but feel like they could learn tools, I am here to help. The more relationship skills a couple can learn, the stronger their foundation. Your relationship does not need to be in distress for couples counseling. I would love to help!

I understand the nuances of grief, trauma and relationships. Your story will never be too big, too shameful, or too much. So please schedule a free 20 min phone or telehealth consultation to see how I can help.

Tanja Romney