About Kenyatta
Kenyatta Dent is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Mississippi who focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, stress, anger, low self-esteem, and addictions. She centers sessions on clear goals and practical steps so people can move past what is holding them back. Dent draws on a client-centered stance that emphasizes empathy, genuineness, and acceptance.
That core approach shapes how she listens and responds during sessions. She combines this with cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and with motivational interviewing to strengthen a person's own reasons for change.
How Kenyatta works
Her background includes work in mental health settings and correctional facilities. She has provided individual and group counseling and led anger management and basic cognitive skills groups. This experience informs how she structures sessions and sets achievable targets.
Kenyatta holds a Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling and a Master of Counseling and Psychology, and she uses those degrees in her LPC practice. She aims to make therapy straightforward and focused on what matters most to each person. Sessions emphasize practical strategies, short-term goals, and collaborative problem solving.
Dent helps people set clear steps and checks progress along the way. She encourages active participation and adapts tools to fit each person's life.
Kenyatta lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Kenyatta works with
The areas below are the ones Kenyatta selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Mississippi |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on respectful, nonjudgmental listening and helping people feel heard; online sessions let the therapist offer empathy and reflection while you describe what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to change them; that work adapts well to video sessions where worksheets and exercises can be reviewed together. Motivational Interviewing helps people clarify their own reasons for change and build motivation through guided conversation, which fits naturally into brief check-ins by phone or text.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has worked before. Together they will try methods and adjust the plan so therapy stays practical and relevant to the person's life.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, giving flexibility in how people connect. Video is useful for interactive skill work and closer conversation, phone sessions work well for shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can be used for ongoing support between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep momentum between meetings.
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