Keisha Hawthorne-Jones, LICSW, MD, LCSW-C

Keisha Hawthorne-Jones is a licensed social worker in Maryland with 19 years of professional experience supporting people through a wide range of challenges. She has worked extensively with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, motivation and self-esteem, and the confidence needed to make meaningful change. Her practice emphasizes recognizing the strengths each person brings - she approaches work from the belief that individuals are the experts of their own stories and that those strengths can be used to overcome life’s obstacles.

Keisha aims to create a supportive, empowering environment where taking the first steps toward a more fulfilling life is met with practical guidance and encouragement. She holds clinical social work credentials including LICSW and LCSW-C; LICSW stands for Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and LCSW-C denotes a clinical social work license in Maryland, with MD indicating Maryland licensure. Across her career she focuses on helping clients build coping skills, increase resilience, and move toward goals at a pace that fits their needs.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Keisha Hawthorne-Jones

Keisha uses client-centered therapy to center the client’s perspective and priorities, creating a space where the person’s own goals and strengths guide the work. This approach is helpful for clients seeking a respectful, collaborative relationship and support in finding their own solutions.

She also integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with stressful situations by teaching practical skills for managing symptoms.

Mindfulness therapy is another element she employs, offering techniques to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity, which can support stress management and emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Keisha works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts strategies over time so the plan evolves with the client.

Online therapy with Keisha is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options provide flexibility for scheduling, make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, and increase access to consistent support from licensed professionals and therapists regardless of location.