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Each person is unique. I do not believe in treating the “diagnosis” but rather in helping the person. For example, anxiety in one person may appear as ‘jitteriness’ while in another person it may appear as anger or being quick-tempered. Yet another person may be quiet and even dissociated. I believe it is crucial to understand the person and to help them gain a deeper understanding of themselves. Please see my other pages for more information about my approach to psychotherapy and my experience. [Read More]

My approach tends to be action-oriented and solution-focused, while also empathic, genuine, and warm. I often encourage clients to get curious about themselves and their experiences. I have been told that I “ask the tough questions,” but that this ultimately helps foster insight, understanding, and the development of new perspectives. I utilize evidence-based treatments such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in order to help build coping skills and target unhelpful thoughts, feelings, and behaviors occurring in the present. When the goal is to uncover and change firmly ingrained patterns in relationships or behaviors, I find that using psychodynamic and relational approaches can help us perform this type of depth work and facilitate our understanding of how past experiences can influence current behaviors. [Read More]

Tonya has worked for over 20 years as a licensed marriage and family therapist while adding leadership coaching to her portfolio 8 years ago. Her passion is to come alongside Christian leaders and help them navigate the often-rocky waters of leadership with wisdom, balance and joy. Her work consists of promoting growth in emotional & relational intelligence. Healing from painful life choices as well as recovering from burn out and gaining healthy skills to not return there. Her relationship with the Lord is the bedrock of her work and helping others understand His love, forgiveness, healing, peace and direction for their lives her great reward! She’s developed specific tools for helping to improve mindsets which lead to a more positive self-concept! [Read More]

Managing a successful work/life balance can be challenging in today’s complex society with ever-changing conditions and expectations. We often can feel like we are “spinning our wheels” and may not feel like we are doing ll we can to take care of ourselves and connect with the people in our lives. This can sometimes lead to feelings of stress, anxiety, depression, and an overall sense of not feeling “good enough”. These feelings can lead to neglecting our own self-care and/or lead to unhealthy behaviors, like not getting enough sleep, self-isolation, or misusing substances. We may lose our identity or engage in self-doubt, which affects our self-confidence. These are the times when we can benefit from an objective outside perspective. This is when therapy can be beneficial. [Read More]

Are you struggling to communicate and connect with your partner? Do you often feel unseen, unheard, or taken for granted? Are you and your partner having the same fight or same kind of fight over and over, without ever coming to an effective, sustainable resolution? Do you wish you could rekindle the spark that brought you together, repair ruptures, fall back into alignment and enjoy a more loving, intimate, and connected relationship? Have problems with sex or intimacy led to dissatisfaction, increased tension, or feelings of loneliness? Perhaps a breach of trust has you worried and wondering if healing is possible. Or maybe after years of living together and tending to careers and/or kids, you have begun to feel more like roommates and less like lovers. And, with that disconnect can come the big emotions of sadness, helplessness, and longing. [Read More]