Kenya Evans-Pinckney, LCSW
Licensed in New York · 13 years in practice
Kenya Evans-Pinckney is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings 13 years of experience in mental health and substance use settings.
License and registration
- LCSW, New York
- 084120 · expires November 2027
- NPI
- 1245511336 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 13
- Languages
- English
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About Kenya
Kenya Evans-Pinckney is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings 13 years of experience in mental health and substance use settings. She earned a Master of Social Work with a specialization in substance abuse and has worked in New York across clinical and program leadership roles.
Her background includes individual and group counseling as well as supervising bicultural staff at residential mental health programs. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma and abuse.
Background and approach
She also supports those dealing with career strain, parenting challenges, anger, low self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes. Compassion fatigue and workplace-related concerns are part of her focus too. In sessions she uses client-centered methods and practical tools from cognitive behavioral approaches.
Motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas are part of how she helps people set goals and try new behaviors. Trauma-focused techniques guide work with past hurt and post-traumatic stress. Kenya writes and talks plainly in sessions so people can try small changes and notice results.
She offers both individual counseling and group formats depending on the need. Her experience in administrative and supervisory roles informs how she organizes treatment and supports staff when needed. She practices in New York and works in English.
People can expect straightforward collaboration about goals, steps they can try between sessions, and regular check-ins on progress.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Kenya lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Money and financial issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Kenya names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Therapeutic approaches for online work
Kenya commonly blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral tools and motivational interviewing. Client-centered work focuses on listening and helping people set their own goals, which can be useful when sorting out parenting stress or relationship tensions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and introduces practical exercises people can try between sessions to reduce anxiety or depression. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or ambivalent about change, and it supports building motivation for steps like career shifts or substance-use recovery.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kenya will talk through your goals and preferences and then suggest strategies to try. She checks in on how a method is working and adapts the plan based on what helps most in real life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into busy routines. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone calls can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging helps maintain contact between sessions. These options support flexibility so people can keep progress moving even with work or family demands.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Kenya commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and bipolar disorder. Additional focus areas include workplace issues, parenting strain, relationship and communication problems, and compassion fatigue.
What is her approach in therapy?
Her style is client-centered and practical. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, solution-focused strategies, and trauma-informed ideas to help people set goals and try new behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience in mental health and substance use settings, including roles providing individual and group counseling and supervising bicultural staff at residential programs.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She practices in New York and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, listed as LCSW.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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