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Tonya Walker, LMHP

Experienced mental health professional

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

At a glance

Tonya is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

5.0 stars
Clients are very satisfied with Tonya. View 36 reviews
Speaks English
Offers Telehealth visits
Licensed in Nebraska and New Mexico

Recent reviews

(I have already written a review). Tonya is a gifted, empathetic, intelligent therapist who continues to help me process trauma and the impact it’s had on various aspects of my life.

Reviewed November 2024

I look forward to our sessions and always feel heard.

Reviewed January 2024

More about Tonya

  • 10 years' experience
  • Female
  • LMHP, LPCC

I am licensed as a mental health professional in Nebraska and New Mexico (living in New Mexico) with nine years of experience. I have worked with clients on the gender spectrum, individually and in groups, with a wide range of concerns, including: trauma, PTSD, domestic violence, sexual trauma, LGBTQ+, depression, coping strategies, grief, anxiety and relationship issues. My BA in Psychology and Russian is from the University of Oregon and my MA in Counseling is from the University of New Mexico.

My counseling approach is integrative and begins with the core of person centered therapy in addition to aspects of solution focused therapy and at times elements of cognitive behavioral therapy. I believe that counseling is an opportunity for me to join you in the process of finding what is and isn't working for you and supporting you in creating change to help you navigate life with confidence. I see my role as helping you identify and work on your goals for counseling, increase your self awareness, self understanding and self compassion.

Specialties

Stress Anxiety Trauma and abuse Depression Coping with life changes LGBT Relationship issues Family conflicts Grief Intimacy-related issues Sleeping disorders Self esteem Career difficulties Bipolar disorder ADHD Domestic violence Expats Family of origin issues First responder issues Immigration issues Multicultural concerns Post-traumatic stress Sexual assault and abuse Women's issues

Treatment Approaches

  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy

Licenses

Tonya Walker's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205482833.

  • LMHP · Nebraska · 5337 · Expires September 2026
  • LPCC · New Mexico · CTB-2022-0978 · Expires September 2026

About online counseling

Affordable.
Pay a low flat fee.
Convenient.
Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
Available now.
There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.

Online counseling allows you to receive care from a mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Reviews for Tonya Walker

All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.

Overall rating:

5.0

36 reviews

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Clients mention: Helped Helpful Professional Recommend Safe Amazing Comfortable Empathetic Thank you Anxiety

(I have already written a review). Tonya is a gifted, empathetic, intelligent therapist who continues to help me process trauma and the impact it’s had on various aspects of my life.

Reviewed November 2024

I look forward to our sessions and always feel heard.

Reviewed January 2024

Tonya is absolutely brilliant

Reviewed December 2023

TW is the best! Smart and empathetic

Reviewed July 2023

Tonya has helped me tremendously and showed me many ways to navigate my emotions and problems. She helps me find my way back to myself every time I feel lost.

Reviewed January 2023

Is and always a total delight, i feel safe to talk and not alone when we chat, also amazing insights. For me knows when to poke and validate. Warm inviting, kind and flexible! Top tier. I also MONOLOGUE alot and given space too ahaha and feel my feelings.

Reviewed December 2022

I instantly felt comfortable with Tonya, I fully appreciate talking with her. The platform takes some getting used to, but Tonya is excellent.

Reviewed August 2022

I have gotten a lot of help from Tonya. She is neutral and always on my side. I'm so happy that she has helped me to become a better person.

Reviewed May 2022

i am extremely happy with the help and development i am getting from Tonya. It has been awesome to finally be bonded to my helper

Reviewed May 2022

Ms. Walker is exceptional in her treatment of multiple elements and levels of trauma. She is kind and supportive and offers useful and practical tools to use to aid in recovery.

Reviewed April 2022

Really appreciate her approach and guidance

Reviewed March 2022

Kind, warm and professional. Easy to open up to and always ready with empathy and insight. Inspired Trust immediately.

Reviewed December 2021

Wonderful on many levels

Reviewed December 2021

Ms Tonya has both the personal and professional experience to understand and walk me through various life situations, in a manner that is both filled with grace and also helpful. She comprehends that not everything has to be crisis in order for it to be important and the intricate, philosophical questioning that can affect your life's contentment. For those going through large life transitions, highly recommend!

Reviewed August 2021

Tonya is an open, warm and empathetic professional who approaches her clients with trust-eliciting humanity. She has a sense of humour and sensitivity which make switching between different topics and emotional loads pain free. Everyone is different of course, but I’d be hard pressed to think of someone who wouldn’t be glad to have Tonya as their counsellor.

Reviewed August 2021

Tonya Walker has helped me through the most difficult time in my life. She offered me many exercises I could do to work on my anxiety that have helped lessen my anxiety drastically. She also helps me realize and understand my emotions and opens my eyes to things I couldn’t have realized on my own. Tonya has been a great contributor to my growth and my improvement.

Reviewed July 2021

She is amazing and let's you get out everything before giving advice/help.

Reviewed June 2021

Tonya has been an extremely supportive counselor and has helped me work through a really dark low point in my life over the past couple of months. I’m very grateful for the skills she has given me to help work through difficult times and to understand myself better. I always felt safe and comfortable talking to her and I trust her to be a great counselor to others who are in need. Thank you Tonya for everything!

Reviewed June 2021

Tonya is amazing! She is always there to listen and to give recommendations.

Reviewed May 2021

Tonya's been supporting me for over a year now, and she's been helpful through every up and down. She's helped me gained a much better understanding of myself and how my experiences are shaping who I am today, and I feel much more serene when facing difficulties. I know I can turn to her whenever I need it, knowing she'll really listen to what I'm saying and take my concerns seriously. Thank you for being such a reliable guide on this journey, Tonya!

Reviewed April 2021

Tonya is an incredible counselor. She is empathetic, engaged, and has helped me grow on my mental health journey by leaps and bounds.

Reviewed February 2021

Tonya was the counsellor matched to me from the very start of my counselling 3 months ago and I am very grateful for having been so lucky. From the beginning, I have felt seen, heard, and held in a safe space. I have spoken to Tonya weekly for an hour and felt relieved and better each time. I just now looked through my very first message to Tonya again where I described how I felt and why I was seeking counselling. It is now (only) three months later and I feel miles ahead from that state of being. There are so many things I have learnt about myself, about coping with triggers and difficulties, about how to love myself, connect with myself, and quite importantly, how to break down issues and tasks alike into doable smaller heaps and steps. Things that appeared very vague and abstract in my mind, are now much more concrete, pragmatic, and manageable. The sense of feeling overwhelmed has drastically decreased. Thank you, Tonya, very much for your care and competence, for your ability to listen and pick up the right things which were most pressing. To all coming after me, I can warmly recommend Tonya as a counsellor.

Reviewed December 2020

Tonya made me feel that she cared about me as an individual and could see right through to the core of the problem in my situation. Moreover, she could see the seriousness and implications of it and made sure that I was also aware of the danger, emphasising the need to also access agencies where I live. I always felt treated with respect and she encouraged me to work things out by writing in the thread. I felt heard and supported.

Reviewed December 2020

Tonya is AMAZING! I have very much appreciated working together.

Reviewed December 2020

Tonya is really good and currently helping me a lot

Reviewed November 2020

I have only been working with Tonya for a couple of weeks, but I definitely appreciate her wisdom. The best thing about her is her timely manner in which she responds to texts even over the weekend! In this way she is there for me the very day I need her.

Reviewed November 2020

Very good listener, very empathic and offer a lot of solutions

Reviewed September 2020

English is not my native language but even if it was I don't think I would have words that are good enough to describe how much I appreciate Tonya's help. She is kind, sympathetic and understanding. She recommends things but she doesn't make you feel that you should do anything if you're not comfortable with. Instead she explains things in way that makes you realize how you should work something out and then discuss it. Thank you so much Tonya!

Reviewed August 2020

Tonya has been incredibly capable of perceiving my situation in a way that makes it manifested clearly and safely at the same time. Her sole purpose is that I get to what I want safely and with complete awareness of my emotional, mental and physical state. She approaches with helpful material curated carefully. She would approach me just to check in at times when I have had it rough, and she responds back to my messages quickly. I 10/10 recommend her.

Reviewed August 2020

I have been working with Tonya for a few weeks now but I have to say she has brought my anxiety down yo a minimum and gives me lots of ways to cope with it.

Reviewed July 2020

I have really enjoyed my sessions with Tonya. And even when we can’t meet online face to face, she is good about sharing helpful tips and tools that keep me moving forward. She is kind and caring, and easy to talk to. I would recommend her most definitely.

Reviewed July 2020

Very helpful and professional

Reviewed June 2020

Tonya is such a welcoming and friendly person. With never having had experience in therapy, it has so far been nice to speak to someone who isn't a loved one, and get professional advice on why I think certain ways, and different ways to break things down. I would recommend Tonya to anyone looking for talking therapy

Reviewed June 2020

Tonya has made me feel very safe and comfortable during our sessions. She always actively listened and made me feel like I mattered, which helped immensely. With her help, I was able to reach personal goals and make difficult changes in my behaviour, and I feel a lot more optimistic about my situation than I did before counceling.

Reviewed June 2020

I’ve only had 3 sessions with Tonya but I’ve already had such a good experience. I look forward to our meetings each week and I feel very safe talking to her.

Reviewed May 2020

So far I'm feeling confident that counseling is going to help me make some vital improvements to my life. Tonya has been supportive, understanding, and very quick to respond. Online therapy has made the lockdown feel bearable and I'm feeling far more positive about planning for the future beyond it.

Reviewed May 2020

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Frequently asked questions

Does Tonya Walker offer telehealth visits?

Yes. Tonya Walker works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.

What language(s) does Tonya Walker speak?

Tonya Walker speaks English.

How many years of experience does Tonya Walker have?

Tonya Walker has 10 years of experience.

Where is Tonya Walker licensed to practice?

Tonya Walker is licensed to practice in Nebraska and New Mexico.

Does Tonya Walker accept clients outside of the United States?

Yes, Tonya Walker accepts clients outside of the United States.

Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?

Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."

What treatment approaches does Tonya Walker offer?

Tonya Walker offers clients Client-Centered Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

How can I communicate with Tonya Walker?

Tonya Walker can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.

How do I get started with Tonya Walker?

Just tap the CHAT NOW button or tap here: A new window will open and you'll be directed to a simple form that will help start the conversation. Please note: It can take up to a few days to be matched to a therapist.

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