ABOUT DR. HESS
Dr. Tanya Hess has been treating patients in the Philadelphia area since 2007. She works with individuals, couples, children and families. Trained in both psychoanalytic and cognitive-behavioral therapies, she focuses on helping her patients better understand what thoughts and wishes motivate them as well as what fears or anxieties might be getting in their way.
Practice Statement:
I believe choosing to enter therapy can be one of the more challenging, yet rewarding decisions a person can make.
It is important that a therapist be well educated and have an understanding of human development and the way the mind and body interact.
Therapies Employed:
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Supportive and Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy
Couples and Family Therapy
Psychoanalysis (in Training)
Usual patient age range: 8-80
Dr. Hess's office is located in Washington Square West, between Pennsylvania Hospital and Thomas Jefferson Hospital.
For a consultation, please call Dr. Hess at 215-987-6545.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Division 39 Psychoanalysis,
a Division of the American Psychological Association
- Member
- Subcommittee Co-chair
Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia
- Candidate Member
- President, Candidates' Organization
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
- Member
EDUCATION
The University of Tennessee,
Knoxville TN
Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology (2008)
Pennsylvania Hospital,
Philadelphia PA
Pre-Doctral Internship in Clinical Psychology (2008)
The Renfrew Center,
Philadelphia PA
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Residential Treatment and Eating Disorders (2009)
Emory University,
Atlanta GA
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology (1999)
University of Georgia,
Athens GA
Artis Baccalaureate with honors in Psychology (1995)
Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia,
Philadelphia PA
Fellow (2008-2010), Psychoanalytic Candidate (2012-2016)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
On Being Supervised (2008)
Psychopathic personality traits and somatization: Sex differences and the mediating role of negative emotionality (2001)
The effects of violent media on adolescent inkblot responses: Implications for clinical and forensic assessments (1999)
Psychopathic personality traits and temporal perspective: A test of the short time horizon hypothesis (1996)