Dyna Tucker

LCSW, MFT

I got into therapy because I have always had amazing mentors and therapists who have helped me get through some tough times. Having those people made me want to be that person for others. Coming from a Caribbean background and having friends from all walks of life, I could see these issues from many perspectives.

As cheesy and simple as it may sound, my mission as a therapist is to help people become their best selves. I

want to help couples realize that they can overcome even the most challenging problems in their relationships and provide you with the skills and strategies to sustain this on your own long after our work together.

I started my private practice in 2017 while working for the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and accumulating hours for my clinical license. Then just before the pandemic in 2020, I decided to make the jump into working for myself full time. Two weeks later, COVID-19 and lockdowns around the country brought mental health issues to the forefront of everyone’s thoughts. I was able to expand much faster than anticipated and hired two additional therapists to my practice in 2021, moving into a new office space at the end of the year.

Throughout this journey, I was learning everything as I went. There wasn’t a class on how to be a therapist in private practice and I learned a lot of things the hard way. A lot of friends and colleagues have asked me for advice as they consider and make the transition into private practice themselves. Through this, I realized that there’s a lot of information I wish I had when I started and when I expanded, which led me to offer this support and coaching in a more official capacity.

In addition to my professional accomplishments, I am a mom of two amazing young girls, I am a wife, and I have the most amazing friends that anyone could ever ask. They push me every day to be a better therapist, and they go on wild adventures with me, like camping in the woods in the middle of a pandemic.