Tonya Pleasant, MD, LCPC
Licensed in Maryland · 25 years in practice
Tonya Pleasant greets people with a straightforward, calm presence.
License and registration
- LCPC, Maryland
- LC1574 · expires January 2027
- NPI
- 1518165562 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
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About Tonya
Tonya Pleasant greets people with a straightforward, calm presence. She draws on 25 years in mental health to help people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or large life changes. Tonya is an MD and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Maryland, and she aims to make therapy practical and understandable for busy lives.
In sessions she listens first and then helps clients set clear, achievable goals. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral methods to spot unhelpful thinking and create small behavior changes.
Background and approach
She also works with acceptance and values-focused ideas to help people move toward what matters to them. Tonya pays attention to relationship and family concerns, parenting stress, career strain, grief, and compassion fatigue. She assists people facing addictions, intimacy questions, eating or sleep difficulties, and the emotional fallout of divorce or separation.
She also supports those navigating questions of life purpose, forgiveness, and self-love. Her style blends practical skill building with an emphasis on strengths. Clients can expect straightforward coping strategies, communication practice, and ways to manage strong emotions.
She tracks progress and adjusts plans as goals change. Tonya offers sessions in English and works with people living in Maryland. She provides a range of online session formats including video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Tonya lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Life purpose
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Tonya names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How specific approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then pick actions that line up with their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and making changes after loss or life shifts.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying new behaviors to break those patterns. It is often used for anxiety, low mood, sleep and eating problems, and stress management.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on emotions and interaction patterns in relationships so people can improve connection and communication when intimacy or relationship problems arise.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tonya will discuss goals and preferences with each person and adapt methods collaboratively over time. The first few sessions are used to learn what matters most and to try strategies that feel useful in daily life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video lets people use visual cues and deeper conversation, phone works well when bandwidth or camera use is difficult, live chat can be a shorter check-in during a busy day, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or school schedules and to continue work when travel or relocation occurs.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Tonya address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, parenting strain, grief, addictions, sleep and eating struggles, anger, career challenges, and compassion fatigue.
How would she describe her therapy style?
Her approach is practical and strengths-focused, combining skills training with values-based work to help people make steady progress toward their goals.
What is Tonya's background in counseling?
She has 25 years of experience in the mental health field and has worked with people from many different backgrounds and life situations.
What credentials and location are listed for her?
Tonya holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Maryland, where she sees clients who are located in that state.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are available with Tonya?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How does payment and cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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