- CBT approaches
- Motivational interviewing
- Trauma-focused care
About Kenya
Kenya Evans-Pinckney is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 13 years of experience in New York. She holds a Master of Social Work with a specialization in substance abuse from Fordham University. Kenya has worked in mental health residential programs and at a large nonprofit in New York City where she provides supervision and administrative oversight.
She has provided individual and group counseling for people with mental health and substance use concerns. Her practice has included work related to domestic violence, trauma, and stress. Anger, relationship strain, workplace problems, and parenting concerns appear among the areas she helps people address.
Kenya uses practical, evidence-informed methods in sessions. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and trauma-focused approaches when those fit a person’s needs. Sessions tend to focus on clearer thinking, practical coping skills, and steps to change patterns that cause ongoing frustration.
In addition to direct counseling, she has experience supervising bicultural staff and overseeing mental health residential programs. That background informs how she talks about system stress, workplace strain, and burnout such as compassion fatigue. Her experience also includes working with attachment and blended family issues.
People who choose her often want straightforward tools to manage strong feelings, repair communication, or handle career and life transitions. She asks about goals and day-to-day routines, then works with each person to try practical steps that fit their life. Sessions are conducted in English and based in New York.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and helping people set their own goals. In practice this means sessions begin with what matters most to the person and the therapist follows their lead to identify next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and uses exercises to change patterns that keep anger and anxiety active. This can include short homework, skill practice, and checking how well new behaviors work in daily life.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Kenya will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then try approaches that fit. That collaborative process helps decide whether more CBT, motivational interviewing, or trauma-focused steps are useful for managing anger and related concerns.
Confirm the available session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter technical check-ins when time is tight, and reduce travel time around work or family commitments. It also lets people use written or verbal exercises between meetings to practice new skills and track progress.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, anger, relationship and parenting concerns, career and workplace issues, and related problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, evidence-informed methods that focus on clear thinking and skill building. Sessions emphasize concrete coping skills and steps to change unhelpful patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience working in mental health, including residential programs and nonprofit settings in New York City.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, NY LCSW, and practices in New York.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. The service uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time and cost varies with location.