- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma-informed care
- Workplace focus
About Kenya
Kenya Evans-Pinckney is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York. She has 13 years of experience in social work and clinical settings, and she brings that background to work and wellbeing concerns. Kenya’s practice is grounded in helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and career-related strains.
She earned a Master of Social Work with a specialization in substance abuse from Fordham University. Over her career she has worked in mental health, domestic violence, and substance abuse settings. Kenya currently works at a large nonprofit in New York where she provides individual and group supervision to bicultural staff and oversees several residential mental health programs.
Earlier roles included licensed psychotherapy work offering individual and group counseling for children and adults with mental health and substance abuse diagnoses. She uses evidence-informed approaches in sessions, drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and trauma-focused methods.
In practical terms, Kenya helps people talk through immediate problems and build skills for everyday life. This can include coping strategies for anxiety, managing mood shifts, addressing burnout, or navigating workplace stress. She also supports people dealing with relationship or family-related strains and parenting challenges.
Her style blends focused goal work with attention to a person’s background and culture. Kenya aims to work collaboratively to set realistic steps and track progress. People looking for help with work-life balance, stress, or trauma-related concerns can expect straightforward sessions that emphasize clear strategies and follow-through.
How therapeutic approaches translate online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s experience. The therapist follows the client’s lead, reflects feelings, and helps people feel heard while they work toward change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioral changes. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and workplace stress because it gives concrete tools people can practice between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest methods that fit those needs. That decision is collaborative and can be adjusted over time as goals shift or new challenges arise.
Session options are not listed here, so confirm current online formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for quick check-ins during a lunch break or after work. It can also let people try focused skill-building exercises from wherever they are, with follow-up tasks to practice between sessions.
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Experience
13+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Kenya commonly address?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, career issues, depression, and burnout. Additional areas include relationship strain, parenting pressures, anger, self-esteem, and workplace problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is practical and collaborative. Sessions focus on short-term goals, skill building, and talking through real-life challenges.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience working in mental health, domestic violence, and substance abuse settings. That background includes individual and group clinical roles and supervisory responsibilities.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New York. Her practice and current work are based in New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to start working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.