- Anger management strategies
- CBT and DBT skills
- Narrative and motivational work
About Prisca
Prisca Okeahialam-swaray is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Minnesota with 13 years of professional experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anger, and other mood concerns. She also supports individuals facing ADHD, parenting strain, and life transitions.
Prisca frames the client as the expert of their own story and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer communication. She encourages small, manageable changes rather than big, sudden shifts.
Her approach draws on client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, motivational interviewing, and narrative therapy. In practice that means listening first, then offering concrete skills to manage strong emotions and patterns that keep returning.
Sessions often include talking through recent difficulties, trying out behavioral strategies between meetings, and reflecting on personal stories to spot patterns. Prisca pays attention to how relationships and culture shape feelings and choices. She helps people break down problems into doable parts.
People come for help with work stress, rising resentment, impulsivity, or trouble expressing anger without pushing others away. She also supports those coping with loss, guilt, or identity questions tied to immigration and multicultural experiences. The goal is clearer thinking and steadier reactions over time.
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work
Prisca uses client-centered therapy to focus on what matters to the person in front of her. That approach means listening first and working from the client’s goals, strengths, and preferences. It helps when people want to feel understood and to set personal priorities.She also integrates cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts and actions affect mood. CBT offers clear tools to test thoughts and change behaviors that fuel anger or anxiety. Dialectical behavior therapy adds skills for managing strong emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness, such as distress tolerance and emotion regulation.
Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the work. Prisca will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and pace. Early sessions often include trying a technique, reviewing how it went, and adjusting the plan together.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm available session types before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins, or avoid travel time. It can also allow for different session rhythms, like brief skill-focused meetings or standard-length therapy sessions, depending on what the therapist offers and what suits the client.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to anger?
She works with anger alongside stress, relationship problems, trauma, grief, depression, and ADHD. Anger is considered alongside related issues like impulsivity and communication problems.
What style of therapy does she use?
She uses client-centered therapy with practical techniques from CBT and DBT. Narrative therapy and motivational interviewing are used to reframe stories and strengthen motivation for change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of professional work experience in clinical settings. That time includes work with trauma, mood disorders, and relationship concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds a Minnesota LICSW and practices in Minnesota. The LICSW credential is used as listed.
Which languages are offered and can international clients book?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. The profile does not list specific session formats.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact rates depend on the chosen plan and locale.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That process begins the initial match and booking.