Gladys Moniba Payne, LCPC

Gladys Moniba Payne is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Maryland. She has sixteen years of clinical experience and helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and low self-esteem. She also supports caregivers managing the strain that comes with caring for others.

Her work emphasizes practical, evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people make steady changes. She uses approaches that focus on thoughts, problem-solving, and the client’s perspective to address mood disorders, anxiety, and trauma-related concerns. Sessions often look at patterns in relationships, communication problems, and attachment or abandonment issues that affect everyday life.

Gladys has a long history supporting people through major life changes such as divorce, midlife shifts, and role transitions. She brings particular attention to caregiver issues and stress, helping clients balance responsibilities and self-care. She also addresses body image, guilt and shame, isolation, impulsivity, and challenges related to narcissism.

Her experience includes work with individuals across developmental stages in the DC and Maryland area over many years. That background informs a practical style aimed at helping people recognize unhelpful patterns and build doable changes. She values a respectful, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through difficult feelings and start to make choices that fit their goals.

People who want to begin typically complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability. Gladys accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Gladys uses well-established, evidence-focused techniques that help people change how they think and respond to problems. Cognitive approaches look at thoughts and beliefs and show practical ways to challenge and reshape them; these methods can help with anxiety, depression, and mood challenges. Solution-focused work emphasizes small, concrete steps and problem solving to build momentum toward specific goals, which is useful for stress, caregiver overwhelm, and life transitions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick techniques that match their needs, goals, and preferences. This process adapts over time as progress is made or new concerns arise.

For practical use of online therapy, confirm the session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine, reduce time lost to commuting, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people attend sessions from different locations, which may be helpful for those managing caregiving responsibilities or travel. Licensed professionals can tailor online sessions to focus on skill practice, behavioral experiments, and step-by-step plans that carry into daily life.