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Toni Kumar, LMHC

  • Experience17 years
  • LocationNew York
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Anger
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Toni

Toni Kumar is a New York licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and related challenges such as anger and self-esteem struggles.

Background and approach

With 17 years of clinical experience, she works collaboratively with clients to create practical strategies tailored to their circumstances and goals. She approaches care with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, emphasizing steady progress and realistic steps toward improved daily functioning and emotional balance.

Her practice also addresses concerns ranging from workplace and career stress to mood disorders, ADHD, caregiving strain, and issues like isolation or forgiveness. Toni blends coaching-minded support with therapeutic techniques to help clients build motivation, strengthen coping skills, and clarify life purpose.

She encourages those ready to change to take the first step, offering steady guidance as clients develop plans to manage life transitions and reclaim a greater sense of wellbeing.

Therapeutic Techniques and Flexible Online Care

Many clients benefit from practical, evidence-based techniques that focus on changing unhelpful patterns and building skills. Cognitive approaches help identify and shift thoughts that fuel anxiety, low mood, or self-criticism, supporting improved emotional responses and problem solving. Skill-building therapies emphasize behavioral strategies such as activity planning, stress management, and coping tools to address issues like panic, mood swings, and workplace strain.

Toni emphasizes a collaborative process in which therapist and client explore which methods fit the person’s needs and goals. Together they assess symptoms, try approaches, and adjust methods over time so therapy remains responsive and goal-focused. The search for the right approach is presented as an evolving partnership rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription.

Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging makes it easier to fit care into busy lives. These formats increase flexibility for scheduling, allow ongoing check-ins between sessions, and provide multiple ways to engage with a licensed professional depending on comfort and practical needs.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Toni address?
Toni works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, anger, self-esteem concerns, ADHD, addictions, and career or workplace problems.
What is her general therapeutic style?
The approach is collaborative and goal-oriented, combining therapeutic support with coaching elements to build practical strategies and coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years of professional experience supporting clients through mood concerns, life transitions, and ongoing stressors.
What credentials and location describe this clinician?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in New York with license number NY LMHC 007773.
Does she see clients who speak other languages or live abroad?
Toni provides services in English and is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; services are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAnger managementSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Caregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityControl issuesForgivenessIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Experience

17+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English

What Toni can help with

Toni Kumar works with clients on stress and anxiety, anger management, self esteem, depression, and coping with life changes.

Toni works with clients with stress and anxiety, anger management, motivation, and self esteem.

Experience and training

Toni is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in New York, with 17 years of clinical experience.