Licensed to practice in 3 states and accepts 40 insurances. Specializes in Addiction, Personality Disorders, Trauma and PTSD and 10 more.
Tonya Brown
New to Grow
Over the past 18 years, I have had the pleasure of working with diverse populations including Serious Mental Illness specializing in trauma and personality disorders, Addiction including those involved in the Criminal Justice System and Child Protective Services, LGBTQ, and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Four of those years were spent in a hospital Emergency Department, which focused primarily on crisis interventions. I earned my Master of Social Work Degree from University of Southern California with an emphasis on children and families and have certifications in Trauma Informed Care, American Society of Addiction Medicine, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.
Get to know me
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
The first session will be about getting to know each other! You are encouraged to share your experiences, your motivation to engage in therapy, and your goals for our time together.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
The biggest strength I feel I can bring to our sessions is be the ability to individualize my approach to your needs.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
My dream client is someone who is motivated to work in therapy to make positive changes in their life. Over 18 years, I have worked with just about every population and have seen success in those clients that work toward goals despite the diagnosis. The ability to build rapport is important and I prefer to do weekly sessions and have clients show up consistently in order to establish trust and develop therapy goals.
Specialties
Top specialties
Addiction
Personality Disorders
Trauma and PTSD
Other specialties
Anger Management
Anxiety
Autism
Coping Skills
Couples Counseling
Crisis Intervention
LGBTQ
Life Transitions
Mood Disorders
Serious Mental Illness
I identify as
White
Woman
Serves ages
Adults (18 to 64)
Elders (65 and above)
Teenagers (13 to 17)
Licensed in
Arizona
California
Idaho
Accepts
Aetna
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
Amerihealth Administrators
Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage
Arlo
Blue Shield
Blue Shield of California - Medicare
Independence Personal Choice 65 PPO
Independence Keystone 65 HMO
Carelon Behavioral Health (Commercial)
L.A. Care PASC-SEIU
L.A. Care Covered
L.A. Care Covered Direct
Sutter Health Plan
IHSS Healthy Workers
Cash - $75 per session
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
Evernorth
GTEB
Gold Coast Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
Gold Coast Health Plan Total Care Advantage (HMO D-SNP)
Health Plan of San Joaquin/Mountain Valley Health Plan – Medi-Cal
Humana - Medicare
Humana Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
L.A. Care Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
L.A. Care Medicare Plus (HMO D-SNP)
Partnership HealthPlan of California (Medi-Cal)
SFHP Care Plus (HMO D-SNP)
San Francisco Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
Santa Clara Family Health Plan - Medi-Cal
Tufts Health/Cigna
Location
Virtual
My treatment methods
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Dialectical is the understanding that two opposing truths can exist at the same time. First, we will work on the acceptance of your current situation and then we will develop skills in mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness to reduce impulse control working toward positive changes.
Motivational Interviewing
Motivational Interviewing is about assisting you in understanding your capacity to make positive changes and overcoming the barriers that are holding you back. We will work collaboratively to develop goals with the understanding that you have the right to self determination.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Over time, we all develop maladaptive thought processes that limit our ability to thrive. CBT is about recognizing these and reframing them.