About Tkeyah
Tkeyah Whaley greets people with a calm, direct style. She focuses on clear goals and practical steps so clients can feel steadier in day-to-day life. Her approach centers on respect, compassion, and working together to build confidence and coping skills.
She has six years of clinical experience and holds an LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Tkeyah helps people who are facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship struggles, and issues with self-esteem.
How Tkeyah works
She also supports those coping with trauma, addiction concerns, intimacy-related issues, and major life changes. In sessions she adapts to what each person needs. Conversations are tailored around current problems and what the client wants to change.
She uses practical exercises as well as exploring how past attachments and patterns affect present life. Her listed practice areas include attachment issues, caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, dissociation, domestic violence, and family of origin concerns. She also addresses topics such as abandonment, infidelity, forgiveness, guilt, shame, and impulsivity.
Tkeyah is experienced with LGBT matters and alternative sex cultures like BDSM and kink when those topics arise. People can expect a collaborative process that balances supportive listening with strategies to manage difficult feelings. She aims to empower clients to make choices that fit their values and daily realities.
Tkeyah lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Tkeyah works with
The areas below are the ones Tkeyah selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It can help people understand recurring trust and intimacy problems and improve how they connect with others. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and meeting people where they are. This approach helps when someone needs a space to be heard and to build self-acceptance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with concrete strategies that reduce anxiety and mood symptoms over time.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will ask about your goals, what has worked before, and daily challenges. Together you will try methods that fit your needs and adjust as you learn which tools help most.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is useful for a full session when face-to-face interaction matters. Phone sessions can be easier when a quieter spot or lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, tracking progress between sessions, or when writing feels more comfortable. These options help therapy fit into a busy life.
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