- CBT methods
- Mindfulness practice
- Solution-focused work
About Keisha
Keisha Hawthorne-Jones is a licensed clinical social worker with 19 years of experience. She holds LICSW and LCSW-C credentials and practices from Maryland. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, and motivation challenges.
Keisha views each person as the expert on their own life. She focuses on practical steps and clear goals rather than complex jargon. Sessions are aimed at identifying strengths, building skills, and addressing everyday problems that get in the way of feeling more capable.
Her background includes long-term work with clients navigating life changes such as divorce, adoption and foster care concerns, and caregiver stress. She also supports people dealing with relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, career questions, and mood conditions such as depression and bipolar concerns.
Keisha uses a mix of problem-solving and reflective approaches. She draws on cognitive behavioral methods, mindfulness practices, client-centered listening, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques. That combination helps people notice unhelpful patterns, try new behaviors, and keep forward momentum.
Sessions tend to be straightforward and goal-oriented. Keisha helps people set small, manageable steps and check progress along the way. She describes therapy as a collaborative process where the person’s priorities guide the work.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the person. It helps people feel heard and clarify what they want to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to test and change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness Therapy brings attention to the present moment and can reduce reactivity to stress and anxiety.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She and the client review concerns, goals, and preferences to decide which methods to try. This is a collaborative process that can shift as progress is made or new issues arise.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking so you know what is offered. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins that focus on immediate practical steps. It also supports using mindfulness or CBT exercises during regular days so skills generalize to real situations.
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
19+ years
Listed in
Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, and related issues like relationship strain, parenting, and career concerns.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Sessions combine client-centered listening with practical techniques from CBT, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work to set clear goals and steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has 19 years of professional experience as a licensed social worker in Maryland.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LICSW and LCSW-C credentials and practices in Maryland.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are offered for appointments.
How does the subscription and first session work?
Cost varies by location and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.