About Talya
Talya Van den Berg helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, and life transitions. She also supports concerns like ADHD, depression, relationship and family strains, self-esteem, career questions, and compassion fatigue. Talya is based in Maryland and works with people who bring a range of life and health-related concerns.
She practices in a warm, supportive style that centers the person in the room. Talya listens for strengths and small steps that can make daily life easier.
How Talya works
Sessions focus on practical strategies as well as understanding what matters most to each person. Talya draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy. These approaches are used to notice patterns, shift unhelpful thinking, and build actions that match personal values.
She emphasizes tools that people can try between sessions. Her background includes clinical social work practice and work in care settings. Talya aims to help people who are coping with chronic illness, caregiving stress, cancer concerns, aging issues, immigration stress, and HIV/AIDS related challenges.
She also supports people facing codependency, guilt, shame, gender dysphoria, and forgiveness work. Talya offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to meet different needs. She welcomes people from diverse backgrounds and brings attention to cultural influences on how people experience stress and loss.
If someone wants a compassionate, practical partner for change, Talya provides steady support and clear steps forward.
Talya lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Talya works with
The areas below are the ones Talya selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- 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
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, MD, LCSW-C |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maryland |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How Talya’s Approaches Translate to Online Work
Talya uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and to choose actions that connect with what matters most. This approach can help with anxiety, grief, and life transitions by focusing on values and doable steps.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavior changes that reduce distress. CBT is practical for anxiety, depression, and day-to-day coping skills. Client-Centered Therapy is part of her way of working too, which means the therapist follows the person’s pace, reflects what matters to them, and builds on their strengths.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Talya will discuss options, try methods that fit the person’s goals, and adjust based on what helps most. She encourages short experiments between sessions to see what works and then refines the plan together.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for a closer conversational feel, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, chat or text work well for quick check-ins or for people who prefer writing. These formats make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, or medical appointments while still working on concrete skills and values-based goals in regular sessions.
Start online instead of waiting
Our partner service asks a few questions about what you are looking for and matches you with a therapist for sessions from home.
Book with TalyaWe will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.
Common questions
What kinds of concerns does Talya address?
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
What experience does she bring to sessions?
Where is she licensed and based?
Which languages are used for sessions?
What session formats are available?
How are fees and billing handled?
How do I begin working with her?
A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. Entries are not assessed or endorsed by this directory.
Other entries for stress, anxiety
Supportive LCSW helping people build strength and clarity
Practical, trauma-aware therapy for everyday life
Practical, relational therapy for life transitions