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Keyira Jones, LCSW

Illinois

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Stress and Trauma

Credentials check

Credentials: LCSW
Licensed in Illinois: LCSW, licence 149025609
NPI: 1649962242
Experience: 4 years
Languages: English
Location: Illinois

These details come from information Keyira supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.

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ACT and CBT
EMDR for trauma
Mindfulness practices

About Keyira

Keyira Jones is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Illinois with four years of clinical experience. She focuses on everyday pressures like stress, anxiety, mood difficulties, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. Her work also addresses LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, caregiver stress, and compassion fatigue.

She helps people build practical coping skills and clearer routines. Sessions often include concrete tools for managing anxious moments, mood swings, and low motivation. She also draws on mindfulness practices to help with attention and emotional regulation.

For trauma-related concerns Keyira uses methods that include EMDR and trauma recovery approaches when appropriate. She combines those interventions with cognitive behavioral strategies to change unhelpful thinking patterns and behavior. Dialectical behavior strategies are used for distress tolerance and emotion regulation skills.

Her approach is collaborative and action-oriented. She works with each person to identify small, workable changes that fit day-to-day life. Homework, skill practice, and brief coaching between sessions are common parts of the plan.

Keyira works in English and does not take international clients. Costs vary by location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session via the online therapy options button.

BHow sessions work

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing thoughts and values-based action rather than trying to eliminate difficult thoughts. It is often used for chronic worry, life transitions, and low motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. DBT skills teach practical techniques for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, symptoms, and preferences. That choice can change over time and will be checked in on during sessions so adjustments can be made together.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking because specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Ask about available session formats when you complete the matching questionnaire so you can pick times and a structure that work with school, work, or caregiving duties.

CAreas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety LGBT Trauma and abuse Self esteem Compassion fatigue

Also works with

Relationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderDepression Coping with life changesCoaching

Additional focus areas

Attachment issues Caregiver issues and stress CodependencyCommitment issuesDissociationDomestic violence Family of origin issuesFamily problemsGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / loneliness Life purpose Mood disordersNarcissismPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobia Women's issues Workplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

Illinois

Languages

English

DQuestions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, LGBT issues, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, and related mood or coping challenges.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style is collaborative and practical, focusing on skills, routines, and brief coaching between sessions to manage symptoms and daily demands.

How much experience does she have?

She has four years of professional therapeutic experience working with a range of mood, trauma, and stress-related issues.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Illinois and practices with that credential.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with international clients?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions paid for?

Costs vary by location and therapy is delivered through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers

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