Tonya Wacker, LPC, LPCC
Practical, person-focused counseling for everyday struggles
Explore online therapy optionsWorks with
- Anger
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Tonya works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC, LPCC
- Licensed in
- Kentucky, Tennessee
- Years in practice
- 14
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Tonya
Tonya Wacker is a licensed professional counselor with 14 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and anger. She practices as an LPC and LPCC and brings a practical, person-focused approach to therapy. Tonya writes plainly and listens carefully to help people name what is most troubling them and set small, clear goals.
Tonya believes people deserve respect regardless of background or identity. She uses an eclectic mix of approaches chosen to fit each person's needs.
Background and approach
Sessions often focus on identifying patterns, building coping skills, and planning achievable steps forward. Her background includes many years supporting individuals dealing with mood difficulties, trauma, relationship struggles, and questions about sexual identity and alternative lifestyles. Tonya has experience helping with career stress, parenting concerns, addictions, compassion fatigue, and the lasting effects of family problems.
In sessions she combines Client-Centered work with tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, plus mindfulness and existential ideas when they fit. That mix is used to help people change unhelpful thoughts, manage strong emotions, and find more meaning in daily life. Tonya aims to make counseling straightforward and useful.
She partners with people to build plans that match real life. The focus is on small, steady changes that reduce distress and increase a sense of control.
What Tonya works with
Everything Tonya lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Tonya's practice.
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Commitment issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- HIV / AIDS
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
Approaches Tonya lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people feel understood; online sessions use this same approach to help clients explore their goals and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to notice and change thoughts and behaviors, which works well through video or messaging when homework and step-by-step plans are shared. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills to manage strong feelings and reduce impulsive responses, and those skills can be practiced during live sessions and reinforced via text or chat.Choosing the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with each person about their situation, goals, and preferences and will suggest which methods to try first. If something does not fit, adjustments are made together so therapy stays useful and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexibility and practical options. Video calls let people work face-to-face when a fuller conversation is needed. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text sessions allow short check-ins, skill coaching, and stepwise support between longer appointments. These formats make it simpler to fit sessions into busy days and to keep steady progress over time.
Questions people ask about Tonya
What concerns does Tonya address in sessions?
She works with a broad range of concerns including anxiety, depression, stress, grief, trauma and anger as well as relationship and intimacy-related issues.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is practical and person-centered, combining listening with hands-on tools from cognitive and mindfulness approaches to help people manage emotions and change patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 14 years of professional experience working with many issues such as mood disorders, trauma, and sexual identity concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LPC and LPCC credentials and practices from Tennessee as a licensed counselor in that state.
Can sessions be conducted in other countries or languages?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.