Evan Tokarz
Relax. This is a space where you don't have to mask, perform, or be 'on.' You can expect real conversation, thoughtful questions, clear strategies you can actually use. When welcomed, I also offer gentle but straight forward pushback. I specialize in ADHD (ADHD-CSSP certified) and anxiety. I also focus on burnout, relationship stress, and life transitions, among many other topics. I work with many LGBTQ+ clients.
I bring genuine curiosity to our work—not just about your life, but about how your everyday experiences connect to psychology, mindfulness, identity, and culture.
Practicing therapy since 2021.
First session
In our first session, we'll focus on getting to know you -- your story, your background, and the challenges you're facing. We'll also start exploring your values and goals, what's working and what's not, and begin shaping a plan that's practical, personalized, and helpful in your daily life. Here's how it works: we talk, I listen for patterns, and we figure out what's getting in the way. I'll share resources, book recommendations, and approaches other clients have found useful.
Strengths
Clients often describe me as authentic, intelligent, and open-minded. I bring genuine curiosity to our work. Expect real conversation, thoughtful questions, clear strategies you can actually use, and actionable advice to make a difference in your life.
Ideal clients
I work best with clients who want to focus on the here and now -- practical steps and insights you can actually use -- while also making sense of the past when it helps. You're curious, open to trying new strategies, and ready to take action toward feeling more balanced, confident, and capable in your daily life. Many of my clients are thoughtful and self-aware but still feel stuck or frustrated, even when they know what should help. They come in navigating anxiety, depression, burnout, ADHD, relationship challenges, or major life transitions, and they want therapy that's down-to-earth, collaborative, and geared toward real-life results. If that sounds like you, we'll probably work really well together.
Treatment methods
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
ACT is the model I lean on most in my work -- it shapes how I think about almost every case. The core idea: you don't have to feel ready to do something hard. You can do it while feeling unsure or anxious. A lot of the work is getting better at moving forward with difficult thoughts and feelings, instead of waiting for them to clear up first.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I help clients notice the thought patterns and habits that keep them stuck -- not to argue with the thoughts, but to see them clearly enough that they have less pull. From there we build practical skills for handling the real-world situations where those patterns show up.
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
We slow things down enough that you can see what your mind is actually doing — the rehearsing, the rerunning, the bracing for things that haven't happened. Most of it loosens once you notice it clearly. You can't think your way out of every hard feeling, though -- sometimes you just have to feel it and let it move through. This part of the work builds that skill.
Motivational Interviewing
Therapists who tell you what to do tend to get ignored, and rightly so. I'd rather help you get clearer on what you actually want -- than try to talk you into anything.
Trauma Informed Care
I assume most people carry stuff from earlier in their life that still affects how they feel and behave now. We move at your pace, and you decide what we open up and when.
Location
Virtual sessions
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Licensed in
- District of ColumbiaLicense LC200002791
- FloridaLicense SW21798