About Tajanay
Tajanay Keaton-Chesson is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage anxiety, stress, relationship struggles, trauma, depression, and major life changes. She aims to make the first step feel manageable and practical. Her approach centers on supporting strengths people already have and building new coping tools.
Tajanay works in clear, down-to-earth language. Sessions focus on what matters most to the individual and on small, concrete steps to reduce distress.
Background and approach
She listens for patterns that keep a problem going and then tries practical ways to change them. Her practice includes attention to difficult relationship topics like commitment, communication problems, infidelity, divorce and separation, and non-monogamous relationship issues. She also addresses concerns around body image, eating and food-related issues, guilt and shame, isolation, and sexual cultures such as BDSM and kink.
These topics are handled with directness and respect for each person’s values. Tajanay uses a mix of approaches to fit each person’s needs. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thinking and on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to manage intense emotions.
Mindfulness and Motivational Interviewing are added when the situation calls for them. She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential and has seven years of professional experience. Tajanay practices in North Carolina and conducts sessions in English.
Her style is collaborative, practical, and focused on helping people regain a sense of control and direction.
Approach and Access for Online Care
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people understand and shift patterns in close relationships by highlighting feelings and needs. It can be useful when communication problems, commitment questions, or attachment issues are central concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used to reduce anxiety and depression by teaching practical skills for managing symptoms.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers emotion-regulation tools and distress-tolerance strategies for situations when feelings become overwhelming. These skills can help with intense reactions, relationship conflicts, and impulsive behaviors.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, comfort level, and the issues they want to address. Adjustments are made over time based on what proves helpful.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skill practice and deeper conversation. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text messaging support shorter check-ins, skill reminders, and ongoing progress between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum while working toward change.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina, Hawaii
- Languages
- English
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