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Online therapist

Keisha Barnhill

Practical support for family and life transitions

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
9 years
Licensed in
New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Keisha

Keisha Barnhill is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with nine years of clinical experience. She trained at Georgian Court University for her Bachelor of Social Work and completed a Master of Social Work at Fordham University with a clinical focus. Her background includes work with adults and families in both individual and group settings.

Keisha practices from New Jersey and holds the PA LCSW CW022867 and NJ LCSW 44SC05831500 licenses.

Background and approach

Keisha’s style is direct and practical. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, and life changes by breaking problems into manageable steps. Sessions focus on skills you can use between meetings, short-term problem solving, and building routines that reduce overwhelm.

She also addresses relationship and family concerns, sleep problems, grief, and self-esteem struggles. She draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that keep problems going. Mindfulness strategies are used to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports clarifying values and taking meaningful action even when emotions are hard. Keisha also uses Motivational Interviewing to strengthen motivation for change and Solution-Focused Therapy to set clear, achievable goals. She has experience with substance use and co-occurring concerns and applies practical strategies in both individual and group formats.

Sessions are offered in English and conducted online by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. To begin, a standard matching questionnaire and scheduling step gets the process started. Costs vary by location and use a cancellable subscription model.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take action even when emotions are difficult. It is useful for coping with stress, chronic worry, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy teaches concrete skills to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety, depression, and sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Sessions often mix techniques so the plan changes based on what is working and what the person needs most.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules or to continue care while traveling. Keisha uses these formats to teach skills, review progress, coach through hard moments, and set manageable next steps that clients can use between meetings.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does this therapist address?
Keisha works with a range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, coping with life changes, relationship and family issues, grief, sleep problems, parenting, self-esteem, bipolar symptoms, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.
How would you describe her approach in sessions?
She uses practical, skills-based methods such as CBT, mindfulness, ACT, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to help people set goals and try concrete strategies between sessions.
What is her professional background?
Keisha trained with a Bachelor of Social Work from Georgian Court University and a Master of Social Work from Fordham University in a clinical concentration, and she brings nine years of experience in mental health and addiction settings.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is based in New Jersey and holds the Pennsylvania LCSW license PA LCSW CW022867 and the New Jersey LCSW license 44SC05831500.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Keisha offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility in how people connect.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to start therapy with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
9 years
Licensed
New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Languages
English

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