Tanay Hudson

Tanay Hudson accepts Mount Sinai Employee UMR (United Healthcare), Highmark, Centivo, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, UnitedHealthcare/Oxford/Optum, Prime Health, Aetna, and Oscar. Octave clients pay an average of $28 per session through insurance, and more than 95% pay less than $45 per session. Your exact cost depends on your plan’s copay or deductible. You can use the cost estimator to see what you would pay before your first session. If you would rather pay out of pocket, self-pay sessions in New York are estimated at $180-250 per session.

Tanay Hudson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Tanay is licensed to practice in Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, and North Carolina, so clients located in any of those states can book sessions. Tanay’s New York license number is 89049, and you can look it up through the state licensing board. Octave verifies every therapist’s license before they begin seeing clients, and licenses are kept current as a condition of practicing with Octave.

Tanay Hudson has been practicing therapy for 13 years. Tanay’s education and training include MSW - Social work, New York University; CEUs - Motivational Interviewing, Panic Attacks, Mixed Race Identity, Socratic Dialogue; Internship - Harm Reduction program at Queens Hospital Center, Covenant House New York, Child Center of New York. Over that time, Tanay has worked closely with BIPOC, Black community, and Parents. Octave therapists average more than a decade of experience, and Tanay is part of that group.

Tanay Hudson works with BIPOC, Black community, and Parents and specializes in Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Burnout, Depression, Family Conflict, Grief, Panic, Stress, Trauma, and Women's Issues. These are the areas where Tanay spends most of their clinical time. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Tanay is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Tanay Hudson draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Psychodynamic. In sessions, Tanay’s style is action-oriented and empowering. In Tanay’s words: “I describe my approach as warm, welcoming, empathetic, open-minded, culturally competent, and humorous.”

Tanay Hudson (she/her) offers therapy in English. Tanay identifies as Black.

Tanay Hudson offers online sessions over secure video, so you can meet from home or any private space. Tanay is licensed in Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, and North Carolina, and you need to be located in one of those states at the time of each session. All you need is a device with a camera and a stable internet connection.

Your first session with Tanay Hudson is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Tanay will ask about your background, your current concerns, and your goals, and together you will start shaping a plan for your sessions. It is also a chance to see whether Tanay’s style feels like a good fit for you. After their first session, 9 in 10 Octave clients say their therapy experience has been good or better.

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