About Kenya
Kenya Evans-Pinckney earned a Master of Social Work from Fordham University and practices in New York as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). She brings 13 years of experience across mental health, substance abuse, and domestic violence settings. Her background includes both direct clinical work and supervisory roles at a nonprofit organization.
In the therapy room she focuses on clear, practical work. Sessions often include setting short-term goals, building coping skills, and talking through past trauma at a pace that feels manageable.
Background and approach
She combines evidence-based methods with attention to cultural background and everyday life circumstances. Kenya has provided individual and group counseling to people with mental health and substance use concerns. She also supervises bicultural staff and oversees residential mental health programs.
That mix of clinical and administrative experience informs how she structures treatment and measures progress. Her areas of focus include stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, parenting concerns, workplace issues, and coping with life changes. She also helps people facing compassion fatigue, attachment challenges, blended family issues, and money-related stress.
Clients can expect a direct but empathic style that aims for practical change. Conversations often move between understanding feelings and trying small experiments or strategies. Kenya describes therapy as a collaborative process where goals are clear and work outside sessions matters.
Evidence-based approaches tailored for online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship, helping people feel heard and understood so they can decide what changes matter most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and uses concrete tools to reduce anxiety, depression, and workplace stress. Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process difficult memories and develop safety and coping skills at a pace that feels tolerable.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and how they’re responding to different strategies. Decisions about which approach to use are collaborative and may shift as needs change.
Online sessions offer flexibility and multiple ways to connect. Video calls let people see facial cues and use screen-shared worksheets. Phone sessions can fit into a short break and avoid bandwidth issues. Live chat or text-based messaging supports quick check-ins, written reflections, or stepping through brief coaching between longer sessions. These options make it easier to maintain consistency and try strategies in the day-to-day contexts where they matter.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Career difficulties
Also works with
- 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
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English