About Kenita
Kenita Perry-Bell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of experience as a therapist and life coach. She draws on years in health settings and on personal experience as a breast cancer survivor. Kenita uses that background to listen and respond to people facing difficult life moments.
Her style is warm and interactive. Sessions are built around respect and compassion. Kenita focuses on practical steps and honest conversation rather than long lectures.
How Kenita works
She offers help for a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, anger, low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and ADHD. Additional focus areas include caregiver and first responder issues, chronic illness and pain, attachment and abandonment concerns, blended family strains, and coping with life changes.
Kenita uses an integrative approach that blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and psychodynamic perspectives. She adapts conversations and exercises to each person’s needs so sessions fit real life and daily demands. People meet Kenita through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
She provides care from Illinois and accepts English-speaking international clients. Kenita aims to guide, support, and empower people ready to make changes in their lives.
Kenita lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Kenita works with
The areas below are the ones Kenita selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
How Kenita’s approaches work online
Kenita combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to support people in online sessions. Client-centered work focuses on listening and tailoring conversations to what matters most to the person, which helps clarify goals and priorities. Cognitive behavioral techniques look at thoughts and behaviors and use short exercises to change patterns that increase anxiety or low mood. Mindfulness practices teach simple ways to calm the body and notice thoughts, which can help with stress, pain, and coping with life changes.Finding the right approach is a joint process. Kenita will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and then try methods that match those needs. She adjusts the plan as progress is made so therapy stays practical and relevant to everyday life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video works well for deeper conversations and exercises that use visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a quick check-in or someone with lower bandwidth. Live chat and messaging are useful for shorter updates, coaching-style work, or when someone prefers writing to talking.
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