About Kenya
Kenya Evans-Pinckney is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York with 13 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and challenges at work and home. Kenya earned a Master of Social Work with a specialization in substance abuse from Fordham University.
She has worked in mental health residential programs and at a large nonprofit in New York City. Her roles have included individual and group supervision, administrative oversight, and clinical counseling in both individual and group settings.
How Kenya works
Her practice focuses on practical steps people can use right away. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person's pace and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused techniques help break problems into manageable pieces and build small, concrete changes.
Kenya also addresses trauma and abuse with attention to how past experiences shape current reactions. She supports people dealing with parenting stress, relationship strain, anger, low self-esteem, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue. Money stress and workplace issues are also common topics she helps with.
Sessions are straightforward and geared toward real-life needs. She listens, helps set realistic goals, and works with each person to track progress. People looking for steady, practical support often find this approach helpful.
Kenya lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Kenya works with
The areas below are the ones Kenya selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following a person's goals and pace. Online sessions using this method let the therapist reflect concerns, ask gentle questions, and help the person decide what matters most and what to work on next.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to change patterns. In remote sessions CBT can include brief exercises, homework between meetings, and real-time coaching during video or text conversations to try new ways of responding.
Finding the right approach is part of the work and is decided together. The therapist will discuss your situation, preferences, and goals and try approaches that fit. If something doesn't feel helpful, adjustments can be made to match what actually helps you move forward.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for many people. Video calls let you cover deeper material while still seeing each other. Phone sessions are good for lower bandwidth or shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit brief or frequent touchpoints into a busy schedule. These options provide flexibility to match the pace and format that work best for each person.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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