About Taneka
Taneka Hamond, MD, LCSW-C brings a practical, person-centered approach to therapy. She speaks plainly and meets people where they are. She emphasizes strengths and works alongside clients to build confidence and motivation.
With 22 years of experience in behavioral health, Taneka focuses on anxiety, stress, depression, and relationship challenges. She also helps with self-esteem, motivation, grief, anger, intimacy concerns, parenting questions, career stress, ADHD-related struggles, and compassion fatigue. Multicultural concerns are part of her practice focus.
Background and approach
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. Sessions focus on what will make daily life easier - clearer goals, coping skills, and steps to rebuild confidence. She listens for what matters most and helps people try practical strategies between sessions.
Taneka draws on her dual background as a medical doctor and a licensed clinical social worker to look at problems from multiple angles. That combination helps when health, stress, or life changes interact with emotional concerns. She uses plain language and keeps therapy focused on real-world improvements.
People who reach out can expect warm, direct guidance and a steady focus on strengths. Starting therapy is framed as a step toward better coping and renewed confidence, with work paced to each person’s needs and readiness.
How practical therapy methods translate to online care
Taneka uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on concrete skills and problem solving. One common approach emphasizes building coping skills for anxiety and stress through step-by-step practice of breathing, grounding, and activity planning to reduce overwhelm and increase routine. Another approach targets self-esteem and motivation by identifying strengths, testing helpful behaviors, and setting small achievable goals to build confidence over time.Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will work together with each person to decide which methods feel like the best fit based on goals, preferences, and how problems show up day to day. Plans are adjusted as progress is made so work stays relevant and manageable.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video works well when face-to-face interaction helps, phone can fit a quick check-in or lower bandwidth situations, and messaging supports short updates or brief therapeutic touchpoints. These options let people fit therapy into busy schedules and maintain continuity when travel or timing would otherwise interrupt care.
Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does this therapist help with?
What is the therapy style like?
How much clinical experience does she have?
What credentials and area does she practice in?
Can people who do not live in the United States work with her?
Which session formats are available?
How does billing or cost work?
What should I do to begin working together?
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.