Gladys Moniba Payne, MD, LCPC
Licensed in Maryland · 16 years in practice
Gladys Moniba Payne uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and depression.
License and registration
- LCPC, Maryland
- LC8884 · expires January 2028
- NPI
- 1093226425 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check any license with the state board and any NPI with the national registry.
About Gladys
Gladys Moniba Payne uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and depression. She practices in Maryland and brings 16 years of experience to sessions. Gladys is an MD and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and she offers support for self-esteem and coping with life changes.
She focuses on helping people understand how past hurts and attachment wounds shape current reactions. Sessions often include clear, practical tools to reduce anxiety and manage difficult moods.
Background and approach
She also helps people process trauma and work through feelings of abandonment, guilt, or shame. Gladys works with people facing relationship and communication problems. She assists those dealing with divorce or separation, caregiver stress, or conflict about control and boundaries.
She also supports people struggling with body image, impulsivity, loneliness, or questions about life purpose. Her approach tends to be straightforward and goal-oriented. Conversations are aimed at making small changes that build over time.
Gladys draws on proven methods to help clients learn new ways to cope and relate to others. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
To begin, a simple matching questionnaire is completed and sessions are arranged based on availability.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Gladys lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
Online support
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Gladys uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on real-world change. One common approach she draws on is cognitive behavioral work, which helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that fuel anxiety and depression. Another focus is trauma-informed work that helps people process painful memories and reduce their impact on daily life.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try different methods, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Clients and the therapist work together to pick strategies that fit the person’s needs and preferences.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make access easier. Video calls allow fuller conversations and visual connection, phone sessions can work better with limited bandwidth, and text or chat can be useful for brief check-ins or when writing helps someone process thoughts. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep steady progress over time.
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.
Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, and relationship problems.
What is her therapy style like?
Her sessions are practical and goal-focused, using evidence-based techniques to teach coping skills and change unhelpful habits. Conversations are straightforward and aimed at small, manageable steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has 16 years of experience working in clinical settings and with individual clients. That background informs her approach to managing mood disorders and trauma-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC). Her practice is based in Maryland.
Can I work with her if I live outside the U.S.?
Yes. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. Ask about any regional considerations when you begin the intake process.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options allow shorter check-ins or longer discussions depending on what the client prefers.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.
More therapists in Maryland
See allTanya Vincent
MD, LCPC
Practical, collaborative counseling for everyday struggles
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship
- Family
Arleen Faulkner
MD, LCPC
Calm, practical support for life transitions
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship
Derrick Gibson
MD, LCPC
Compassionate, practical help for stress and loss
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship
- Family
Is this your profile?
Ask us to correct details or take the page down.
Contact us