About Keisha
Keisha Cherrington is a licensed clinical social worker in New York who helps people manage stress and anxiety alongside other life challenges. She brings 15 years of experience to conversations about depression, grief, addiction, trauma, and relationship concerns. Keisha speaks English and aims to make therapy direct and approachable for worried parents and busy adults.
Keisha uses a person-centered stance in sessions. That means she listens first and asks about what matters to each person.
Background and approach
She pairs that with cognitive-behavioral ideas that look at unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also draws on dialectical behavior approaches to teach practical skills for emotion regulation and coping. In a typical session she helps clients name what feels most urgent.
Then she offers simple tools to try between meetings, such as short breathing exercises, doable behavior changes, or ways to test unhelpful thoughts. She focuses on clear steps people can use right away rather than long theoretical talks. Her background includes work across counseling settings with people impacted by trauma, substance use, and mood concerns.
Keisha aims to support people facing life changes, parenting strain, workplace stress, and recurring worry. She emphasizes respect and practical problem solving in every meeting. To begin, she asks clients to identify goals and pick a pace that fits their life.
Sessions can include skill practice and problem-solving tailored to each person's needs. Keisha aims for therapy that feels steady and useful during stressful times.
Evidence-based approaches for online care
Keisha uses proven, practical techniques adapted for remote work. Cognitive-behavioral methods focus on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors; these techniques help with anxiety, low mood, and stress by breaking problems into clear steps. Dialectical behavior approaches emphasize emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills; they teach short exercises and coping tools people can use between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Keisha collaborates with each client to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and daily life. She checks in about what helps, adjusts tools as needed, and builds a plan together rather than imposing a single method.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video is useful for in-depth weekly work and skill practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat or text messaging can support brief check-ins, skill reminders, and midweek support. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, parenting, and other obligations.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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