- Client-centered care
- Mindfulness and CBT
- Goal focused
About Keisha
Keisha Hawthorne-Jones is a licensed clinical social worker with 19 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and motivation. She practices in Maryland and takes a strengths-based, client-centered approach that centers each person's story. Keisha encourages practical steps and steady progress rather than quick fixes.
She listens for what matters most and helps people set small, achievable goals. Conversations focus on everyday choices, coping skills, and building confidence. People can expect a calm, respectful space to talk through hard moments and plan next steps.
Keisha mixes cognitive behavioral techniques with mindfulness and solution-focused methods. That combination helps when patterns of thinking fuel low mood, when anxiety feels overwhelming, or when past events keep resurfacing. She also uses motivational interviewing to support people who want to change habits or improve their motivation.
Her practice includes work around relationships, intimacy-related concerns, parenting stress, career pressures, and caregiver strain. Additional areas of focus include adoption and foster care histories, attachment challenges, body image, and ADHD-related struggles. Keisha pays attention to how family of origin issues and blended family dynamics affect present-day functioning.
Clients describe practical tools and clearer next steps as common outcomes of sessions. Keisha emphasizes collaboration, so each plan is tailored to a person's goals and daily life. She invites people who identify as men and others seeking support to explore how therapy can fit into their routines.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Keisha combines client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and mindfulness-based practices in her work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and following each person's priorities, which helps people feel heard and guided toward their own solutions. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at patterns of thinking and behavior, teaching practical skills to reduce anxiety and mood symptoms. Mindfulness techniques teach attention to the present moment and simple ways to reduce reactivity, which can be useful for stress, trauma reminders, or low mood.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Keisha will talk with each person about goals, daily routines, and what feels most useful. Together they will try methods, adjust as needed, and choose strategies that fit the client’s life and goals.
Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when time is limited. It also lets people continue work between appointments by practicing skills learned in sessions, and it supports steady progress when scheduling in-person visits is difficult.
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Experience
19+ years
Credentials
Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Keisha commonly help with?
Keisha works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, coping with life changes, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, anger, career concerns, bipolar and depression, ADHD, and related areas.
What is Keisha's approach in sessions?
She uses a client-centered stance and blends cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques to build coping skills and practical goals.
How much experience does she have?
Keisha has 19 years of professional experience working in social work and clinical settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LICSW and LCSW-C credentials and practices in Maryland.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm the current options before booking to make sure they fit your needs.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with Keisha?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.