Tonya Pleasant, LCPC

Tonya Pleasant is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Maryland with 25 years of experience. She focuses on relationship concerns alongside stress, anxiety, parenting and other everyday struggles. Tonya aims to help people find clear steps forward when life feels overwhelming.

She listens first to understand what matters most to each person. Sessions include straightforward coping tools, behavior-focused techniques, and chances to practice new ways of responding. Tonya highlights strengths and small wins so progress feels real and manageable.

Her work draws on cognitive behavioral ideas that show how thoughts affect feelings and actions. She also uses client-centered ways of listening to make sure each person's goals guide the work. These practical methods are paired with attention to feelings and connection in close relationships.

Tonya has a background in rehabilitation counseling, family therapy, and community development from the University of Maryland, College Park. Her long experience includes helping people navigate grief, addiction, sleep and eating struggles, anger, career changes, and caregiver stress.

She also supports people dealing with communication problems, divorce and separation, forgiveness work, life purpose, seasonal affective disorder, self-love, and challenges that affect young adults and women. Conversations are paced to fit what each person can manage, and progress is measured against the goals set together.

If someone wants a practical, strengths-focused approach to relationship and life concerns, Tonya offers counseling grounded in clear skills and steady support.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It focuses on small steps toward what matters, which can reduce avoidance and increase meaningful activity. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches specific skills to change patterns that cause distress. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating issues, and managing everyday stress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on emotions and attachment needs in close relationships and helps people identify and respond to core feelings that shape interactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they choose methods and adjust them as needed, combining skills training with attention to emotions and relationship patterns.

The practical benefits of online therapy include easier fitting of sessions into a busy week and the ability to schedule work around other obligations. Because session formats are not listed in the biography, confirm current session options before booking. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and EFT tools for remote sessions so skill practice, goal setting, and emotional work continue even when meeting at a distance.