Hi, I’m Tonya.
I’m a therapist licensed in New York, New Jersey and Connecticult.
I’ve always been drawn to the spaces where logic and fear collide-the parts of themind that work overtime to protect us, even when it doesn’t help.
My work is about helping people see these patterns clearly, understand them deeply, and respond with courage instead of compulsion and avoidance. In therapy we practice something both rigorous and kind: learning to meet your thoughts with precision and mercy. I use evidence-based approaches like exposure and response prevention, and acceptnace and commitment therapy, but what really matters is helping you build a freer, more flexible relationship with your mind. My goal is simple: to help you understand your mind and emotions so you can live your life- not just manage your anxiety.
As an OCD specialist with over 15 years of experience, I help you move beyond long-held cycles that limit your freedom and make daily life feel overwhelming.
At Hudson Valley Mental Health, therapy is grounded in gold-standard approaches for OCD and anxiety, tailored to your unique experience, and designed to create real, sustainable progress over time.
Gold-Standard Therapy for OCD, Anxiety and Related Issues
Therapy with Tonya is structured, focused, and designed to help you move forward.
You’ll start with a clear plan, grounded in targeted, research-backed treatment for OCD and anxiety, and tailored to your specific patterns, goals, and capacity.
You’ll learn how to interrupt the mental and behavioral patterns that keep you stuck in your head, and build skills that actually change how you feel, think, and respond.
Sessions are active, collaborative, and always centered around helping you feel more capable, steady, and present in your life.
Tonya works with adults, preteens and teens in Nyack, the Hudson Valley, New York City, and New Jersey, offering both virtual and in-person therapy for OCD and anxiety.
Offering in person sessions at a welcoming space
You don’t need someone to nod along for an hour while you explain what you’ve already figured out. You need a specialist who understands what it takes to interrupt and rebuild deeply engrained thought and behavior patterns. Most importantly, you need someone who knows how to guide that process with warmth, compassion and genuine care.
Why Clients Trust Tonya and Hudson Valley Mental Health
Tonya brings focused experience treating OCD and anxiety. She’s trained in the most effective methods for breaking long-held, highly disruptive cycles in a way that’s structured, collaborative, and aligned with your goals and values. Clients trust this work because it’s active, respectful, and built to create change in real life.
Therapy That Works
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Support is grounded in the most effective modern practices. You’ll learn to interrupt rituals, reduce mental reviewing, and rebuild trust in your thoughts and actions so OCD isn’t dictating how you move through your day.
Anxiety and Related Issues
This work helps you stop living in hypervigilance, AKA “survival mode". You’ll build the capacity to tolerate discomfort, loosen the grip of perfectionism, and learn how to feel safe and still at your core, no matter what is going on in your life.
Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRPs)
For those navigating hair pulling, skin picking, or other repetitive behaviors, this approach offers structured support that reduces the urge and reconnects you with your body — without shame or judgment.
Specialized Training, Human-Centered Treatment
Tonya is a licensed therapist with extensive experience treating OCD, anxiety, and related challenges. Her training includes advanced work in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and other evidence-based approaches shown to reduce symptoms and create meaningful, lasting change.
She stays current with the most effective practices through ongoing consultation, continuing education, and a commitment to learning that matches her commitment to her clients. Her background is grounded, clinical, and deeply informed by what actually works in real life, not just in theory.
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