About Troy
Troy Payne is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Virginia who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma, anger, low self-esteem, and ADHD. He uses a direct and practical style that focuses on daily challenges and realistic steps forward. Troy speaks plainly and aims to make therapy feel doable for busy parents and adults.
He earned a Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) from Capella University in 2019 and brings six years of clinical experience to his work.
Background and approach
Troy has supported people struggling with depression, post-traumatic stress, self-harm thoughts, and suicidal ideation. He pays particular attention to how past traumatic events continue to affect daily life. Troy mixes different evidence-based techniques to match each person's needs.
He commonly uses approaches that help people change unhelpful thoughts, manage strong emotions, and make steady behavior changes. Sessions tend to be practical with homework and concrete tools to try between meetings. His style is collaborative and straightforward.
Troy encourages clients to set small goals and track progress. He aims to create a supportive space where people can practice new skills without pressure. Outside of work he enjoys cooking, gardening, exercise, and spending time with family and friends.
Those interests inform a down-to-earth approach that many people find relatable.
Evidence-based approaches and online access
Many of Troy's methods help people change unhelpful thoughts and manage intense feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing thought patterns that keep problems going, which can help with anxiety, low mood, and ADHD-related thinking habits. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy teaches emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills to reduce intense reactions and improve day-to-day coping.He also uses trauma-focused techniques when past events are causing ongoing difficulty. These therapies help people process traumatic memories in manageable steps and build skills to reduce their impact on current life. The approach chosen in sessions is collaborative - the therapist and client decide together what feels most useful based on goals and needs.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences. Video calls are useful for a full conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for a simpler check-in, and chat or text can suit brief updates or flexible check-ins during a busy day. These options make it easier to keep regular appointments and try therapy while balancing work, family, and other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
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