About Gladys
Gladys Moniba Payne uses practical, evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and depression. She brings 16 years of experience as a clinician and holds MD and LCPC credentials. Her work focuses on everyday struggles like low self-esteem and coping with life changes, and she aims to make therapy understandable and achievable for busy people.
Her style is direct and compassionate. Sessions focus on clear goals and small steps you can try between meetings.
Background and approach
She helps people untangle feelings around abandonment, attachment, and relationship breakdowns. Communication problems, control issues, and caregiver stress are also common topics she addresses. Gladys draws on structured approaches that target thoughts and behaviors as well as shorter-term problem solving.
She has spent years working with trauma-related concerns and mood disorders, applying methods that aim to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. The goal is practical change, not jargon. Clients can expect help with hard emotions like guilt, shame, isolation, and impulsivity.
She also supports people facing life purpose questions or midlife transitions. Work often includes building coping skills, improving communication, and restoring a sense of agency. Sessions are offered from Maryland and conducted in English, including options for international clients.
Communication formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Gladys guides people through a clear intake and matching process to begin therapy.
How evidence-based approaches fit into online therapy
Gladys uses approaches that focus on clear, testable strategies for change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy targets unhelpful thoughts and the behaviors that follow, helping with anxiety, depression, and mood regulation. Solution-focused techniques concentrate on practical steps and small goals to move past current problems and make steady progress.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client work together to decide which techniques fit the person's needs, goals, and preferences. That partnership helps shape sessions and the homework between meetings so progress feels realistic and relevant.
Online formats offer flexible ways to keep therapy consistent. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers voice only. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions, share quick updates, or have shorter touchpoints during a busy day. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, and family life while maintaining steady momentum.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English