About Talya
Talya Van den Berg is an LCSW who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, and ADHD. She practices in Maryland and works with concerns such as relationship strain, low self-esteem, career uncertainty, compassion fatigue, and life changes. Talya offers practical, down-to-earth support and focuses on what will help day to day.
She meets people where they are and keeps sessions straightforward. Talya listens first, then helps clients notice patterns in thinking and behavior.
Background and approach
She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to address unhelpful thoughts and on client-centered principles to follow each person's priorities. Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas are part of her approach. Those tools help people notice difficult feelings without getting stuck and make small changes that match their values.
She also uses solution-focused techniques to set short-term goals and track progress. Talya trained as a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW and LCSW-C - and she holds an MD credential listed with her profile. She brings three years of documented experience in clinical practice in Maryland and beyond.
Her background includes work in medical settings and grief care, and she is familiar with cultural influences on mental health. Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. She accepts international clients and works in English.
Getting started involves a brief matching questionnaire and scheduling through the site's booking flow.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Talya commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people manage symptoms and make changes. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood. ACT helps people clarify what matters to them and take actions that match those values even when feelings are difficult.She also draws on client-centered and mindfulness-based techniques to create a calm, supportive space. Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist and client talk about goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper discussion. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat or text messaging can be used for brief check-ins, tracking progress, or when written reflection feels most helpful. These options let people connect in ways that match their schedule and comfort while working on behavior change, coping skills, and short-term goals.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Maryland, California
- Languages
- English
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