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Keesha Turner

Calm, practical care for life transitions

LPC Louisiana

Experience
10 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English

About Keesha

Keesha Turner is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Louisiana who draws on a cognitive behavioral framework to help clients address stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and trauma.

Background and approach

With a decade of clinical experience, she emphasizes practical skills and collaborative problem solving to build a personalized toolbox that fits each person's circumstances and goals. Her approach combines structured interventions with an empathic, client-centered stance to support progress on issues like self-esteem, eating concerns, career transitions, and coping with life changes.

Turner also brings experience working with family dynamics, parenting challenges, intimacy-related struggles, and complex presentations such as chronic illness, attachment and abandonment issues, and codependency. She integrates techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused methods when they suit a client's needs, tailoring the plan rather than following a single formula.

Listeners can expect to be met with respect, dignity, and compassionate curiosity as they work together toward clearer goals and practical steps for change.

How therapeutic approaches work in online care

Online sessions with Keesha Turner draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy among other methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify and adjust unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through concrete exercises and homework, which can be useful for anxiety, stress, and mood concerns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy emphasizes values-driven action and mindfulness skills to help clients accept difficult feelings while committing to meaningful changes in life.

Finding the right approach is presented as a collaborative process. The therapist works with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences and then recommends techniques that fit those priorities rather than applying a single method for everyone. Over time the plan can be adjusted based on what proves most helpful for progress and daily functioning.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility for scheduling and communication style. These options make it easier to attend sessions from different locations, fit therapy into busy days, and use brief check-ins or text-based work between longer appointments when that supports the treatment plan.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
Areas of focus include stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, parenting and intimacy-related struggles, eating and body image concerns, self-esteem, career changes, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends cognitive behavioral techniques with client-centered listening and elements from ACT, DBT, and emotionally-focused work to create practical strategies and emotional insight.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 10 years of professional experience providing counseling and related therapeutic work.
Where is she licensed and what credentials does she hold?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana with license number LA LPC 8378.
Does she work with clients who live outside the United States?
Yes, she accepts international clients and offers services in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issues

Also works with

Intimacy-related issuesEating disordersSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Louisiana

Languages

English