Your Psychologist

Your Psychologist

Tannah Elise Chase, M.A., Ph.D.

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Meet Dr. Tannah Chase

Hi! I’m Dr. Tannah Chase.

I’m a native Texan, born and raised in Houston, and now happily call the Texas Hill Country home. I earned my M.A. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Houston–Clear Lake and my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Houston.

For almost 20 years, I have had the privilege of helping individuals navigate some of life’s most difficult challenges. My primary areas of specialty include anxiety, stress, obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, and trauma. I also have extensive experience treating depression and other mood disorders, substance use concerns, and grief and loss.

I have a special passion for serving military Veterans, first responders, and professionals in the helping fields—including physicians, nurses, and mental health providers. These individuals often spend their lives caring for others, and I believe they deserve exceptional care and support themselves.

Throughout my career, I have worked in a variety of clinical settings, including specialty anxiety and trauma clinics, community mental health, residential treatment, crisis intervention services, and the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, where I provided both outpatient and inpatient psychological care to Veterans. These diverse experiences have allowed me to work with people from many different backgrounds while tailoring treatment to each person’s unique needs and goals.

My approach to therapy is grounded in compassion, collaboration, and evidence-based care. I believe meaningful change happens when people feel understood, empowered, and equipped with practical tools to move toward the life they want to live.

My personal motto is:

“Let your values be stronger than your fear.”

Anxiety, trauma, and life’s hardships can sometimes feel like they have taken the wheel, steering you away from the life you want to live. My goal is to help you regain the driver’s seat—so you can move forward with courage, guided by your values rather than your fears, and reconnect with your authentic self.

My Mission

My mission is to:

  • Provide the highest quality psychological care possible.
  • Create a safe, empowering, and collaborative therapeutic environment where lasting change can flourish.
  • Reduce shame and stigma surrounding mental health.
  • Foster courage, resilience, and meaningful healing.
  • Cultivate greater self-compassion and compassion for others.
  • Help people build lives that are guided by purpose, authenticity, and their deepest values.

Professional Memberships:

American Psychological Association
Texas Psychological Association
Association for Psychological Science
Association for Contextual Behavioral Science
Texas Chapter of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
International OCD Foundation

Featured Research Publications:

(Tannah Chase, nee Tannah Little)
Bautista, C. L., Chase, T., & Teng, E. J. (2021). A pilot study of transdiagnostic group cognitive behavior therapy for anxiety: An intensive weekend intervention. Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 27(1), 65-74.
Ching, T. H. W., Wetterneck, C. T., Williams, M. T., & Chase, T. (2020). Sexual trauma, cognitive appraisals, and sexual intrusive thoughts and their subtypes: A moderated mediation analysis. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 49(8), 2907-2917.
Phillips, M. A., Chase, T., Bautista, C. L., Tang, A. E., & Teng, E. J. (2020). Using ACT techniques to promote engagement in treatment among Veterans with PTSD. The Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 84(3), 264-277.
Chase, T., Chasson, G., C. Elizebeth, H., Wetterneck, C. T., Smith, A. H., & Hart J. M. (2019). The mediating role of emotion regulation difficulties in the relationship between self-compassion and OCD severity in a non-referred sample. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 33 (2).
Chase, T., Teng, E.J., Schmidt, N.B., & Zvolensky, M.J. (2018). Emotion regulation difficulties in relation to anxiety, depression, and functional impairment among treatment-seeking smokers. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 206(8), 614-620. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000866.
Short, M. B., Wetterneck, C. T., Bistricky, S. L., Shutter, T., & Chase, T. (2016). Clinicians’ beliefs, observations, and treatment effectiveness regarding clients’ sexual addiction and internet pornography use. Community Mental Health Journal, 1-2. doi: 10.1007/s10597-016-0034-2
Szafranski, D. D., Talkovsky, A. M., Little, T. E., Menefee, D. S., Wanner, J. L., Gros, D. F., & Norton, P. J. (2016). Predictors of Inpatient PTSD Treatment Noncompletion among OEF/OIF/OND Veterans. Military Behavioral Health, 4(3), 269-275. doi: 10.1080/21635781.2016.1153536
Chase, T., Wetterneck, C.T., Bartsch, R. A., Leonard, R.C, & Riemann, B.C. (2015). Investigating treatment outcomes across OCD symptom dimensions in a clinical sample of OCD patients. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. 44, 365-376. doi: 10.1080/16506073.2015.1015162
Norton, P. J., & Chase, T. (2015). Is a gin and tonic more like gin or tonic? A comparison of comorbid and non-comorbid anxiety disorder diagnostic pairs. Psychiatry Research, 225, 179-186. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2014.11.017
Norton, P. J., Little, T. E., & Wetterneck, C. T. (2014). Does experience matter? Trainee experience and outcomes during transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral group therapy for anxiety.Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 43(3), 230-238. doi: 10.1080/16506073.2014.919014
Wetterneck, C. T., Little, T. E., Rinehart, K., Cervantez, M. E., Hyde, E., & Williams, M. (2012). Latinos with obsessive-compulsive disorder: Mental healthcare utilization and inclusion in clinical trials. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 1, 85-97. doi: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2011.12.001
Kowai-Bell, N., Guadagno, R. E., Little, T., & Ballew, J. L. (2012). Professors are people too: The impact of informal evaluations of professors on students and professors. Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 15(3), 337-351.
Wetterneck, C. T., Little, T. E., Chasson, G. S., Smith, A. H., Hart, J. M., Stanley, M. A., & Björgvinsson, T. (2011). Obsessive-compulsive personality traits: How are they related to OCD severity? The Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25(8), 1024-1031. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.06.011
Kowai-Bell, N., Guadagno, R. E., Little, T., Preiss, N., & Hensley, R. (2011). Rate my expectations: How online evaluations of professors impact students’ perceived control. Computers in Human Behavior, 27, 1862-1867. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2011.04.009

The Anxiety Counseling Clinic, P.L.L.C.

1902 Common St., Ste. 300B, New Braunfels, TX 78130

Phone: 830-217-2321

Email: Dr.Chase.T@gmail.com

If you are having a mental health emergency, please call 911 or visit your nearest emergency room.

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