Tonya Walker , LPCC, LMHP

Tonya Walker is a licensed mental health professional based in New Mexico with 10 years of clinical experience working with individuals and groups across a broad range of concerns. She has provided care for people on the gender spectrum and for those facing trauma-related issues including post-traumatic stress, domestic violence, and sexual assault, as well as for clients managing anxiety, depression, grief, relationship challenges, and life transitions.

Her background includes a BA in Psychology and Russian from the University of Oregon and an MA in Counseling from the University of New Mexico. She holds professional credentials as LPCC and LMHP - LPCC stands for Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and LMHP denotes Licensed Mental Health Professional - and is licensed to practice in New Mexico and Nebraska with license details on file.

Tonya uses an integrative counseling style rooted in person-centered principles, blending solution-focused strategies and elements of cognitive behavioral therapy when appropriate. She emphasizes collaboration, helping people identify practical goals, build coping skills, and increase self-awareness, self-understanding, and self-compassion. Her work also attends to multicultural concerns, immigration and family-of-origin issues, first responder stress, and women-focused needs, offering support across intimacy, career, sleep, ADHD, bipolar, and related life challenges.