Keisha Wood, LCSW

Keisha Wood is a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, anger, depression, and other life challenges. She writes clearly and listens closely to learn what matters most to each person. Keisha aims to help clients build practical skills and reach concrete goals in everyday life.

She has worked in social work since 2003 and earned a Master’s degree in social work from the University of Tennessee in 2005. Over 18 years she has practiced in outpatient clinics, schools, hospitals, and home health settings. Keisha began offering online therapy in 2016 and has continued to use remote sessions in her work.

Her style is warm, relaxed, and interactive. She draws on the client-centered tradition to follow each person's pace and priorities. Keisha also incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness tools to teach skills that change unhelpful thoughts and support emotional regulation.

Sessions mix conversation, education, and practical exercises. Keisha focuses on building strengths while also challenging patterns that get in the way of progress. She works with topics such as parenting, addictions, trauma and abuse, sleep and eating concerns, career stress, ADHD, and relationship and family issues.

Keisha emphasizes dignity, respect, and empathy in sessions. She encourages people to try new strategies between meetings and helps them track small changes. Her goal is to help clients gain insight, improve coping, and build resilience for the challenges they face.

How Keisha's approaches translate to online therapy

Keisha often blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in remote sessions. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises and skill-building, which works well in video or text formats when clients want clear tools for anxiety, depression, or stress. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and building a supportive relationship; online sessions use reflective conversation to help people feel heard and decide their own goals.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, concerns, and day-to-day routine. That partnership guides how sessions are paced and which tools are practiced between meetings.

Online formats offer flexibility and convenience. Video calls support face-to-face interaction and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins or short exchanges, and text-based messaging lets people send updates or work on skills between sessions. These options help therapy fit into busy schedules and different needs while keeping the focus on usable strategies and steady progress.