Keesha Barthelemy, LMHC

Keesha Barthelemy is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York. She brings three years of clinical experience to her work and speaks English and Haitian Creole. Keesha aims to create a straightforward, supportive setting where people can tackle stress, anxiety, addiction, and other challenges. Keesha uses practical strategies in sessions. She focuses on what a person can do right now to feel steadier, from managing strong emotions to handling changes in life. She often blends cognitive behavioral ideas with client-centered and mindfulness approaches to meet each person's needs. Her background includes work with adults facing substance use concerns, people navigating life transitions, and individuals re-entering community settings after incarceration. Keesha emphasizes clear organization in treatment and pays attention to everyday skills that help people cope better with relationships, parenting, and mood swings. Sessions aim to build a dependable working relationship and teach tools people can use between meetings. Keesha listens closely, helps set realistic goals, and practices techniques together during appointments so clients leave with concrete steps. People who prefer conversational, practical therapy may find her approach helpful. She supports exploration of family and relationship stress, anger, self-esteem, ADHD-related struggles, trauma and abuse, and problems with drugs or alcohol. Language options include English and Haitian Creole.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and test them against real-life evidence. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and patterns that keep returning. Client-centered therapy centers the conversation on the person's experience and priorities so the therapist follows what matters most to the client. This approach supports people who need a steady, listening presence while they sort through decisions or feelings. Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences during early sessions and adjust methods as needed. That means techniques can shift from problem-solving exercises to more reflective, supportive conversations based on what proves most helpful. Online therapy can fit different schedules and needs. Video calls let people meet face to face when visual cues matter. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers audio only. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, practicing skills between sessions, or for people who prefer typing. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, parenting, or other obligations and allow therapists to use CBT exercises, mindfulness practices, and motivational coaching across platforms.