Tanya Henderson , MD, LCSW-C

Tanya Henderson is a Maryland-based therapist with five years of clinical experience who supports people navigating stress, anxiety, identity concerns, grief, and career challenges. She combines a medical degree (MD) with an LCSW-C - a Maryland clinical social work license - to bring both clinical training and social work perspective to her practice.

Tanya has worked with clients facing LGBTQ-related issues, coping with loss, motivation and confidence struggles, and self-esteem concerns. Her practice also attends to related areas such as body image, family and communication problems, gender dysphoria, guilt and shame, loneliness, sexual identity, social anxiety, and workplace issues. She approaches each presenting concern with sensitivity to the whole person and to the specific context of their life.

Tanya emphasizes respectful, compassionate engagement and tailors conversations and treatment plans to the distinct needs of each individual. She views the first step toward a more fulfilling life as an act of courage and offers steady support throughout the process. Her approach blends practical strategies with collaborative care aimed at increasing resilience, clarity, and day-to-day functioning.

Therapeutic approaches and online care with Tanya Henderson

Tanya commonly integrates Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Mindfulness Therapy into online sessions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating an accepting, nonjudgmental space where the person’s own goals and values guide the work - it is useful for building self-esteem, processing grief, and exploring identity. CBT offers practical tools to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that maintain anxiety, stress, and low mood, and it often includes skills practice between sessions. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and gentle self-compassion techniques that can reduce reactivity and improve coping with difficult emotions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Tanya works with each person to evaluate their needs, goals, and preferences and to adapt methods as progress unfolds so that therapy feels relevant and effective.

Online therapy with Tanya is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives and to continue care when in-person visits are not practical. These options support greater flexibility and accessibility while allowing licensed professionals to provide consistent therapeutic support.