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Kysa Baltimore, LMHC, LPC

Based in Florida Online sessions

Practical, goal-focused therapy for parents and adults

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Years in practice
6
Credentials
LMHC, LPC
Licensed in
Florida, Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Focus
Stress, Anxiety
Focus
Addictions
Focus
Self esteem
About

About Kysa

Kysa Baltimore is a licensed mental health counselor who focuses on practical support for parents and adults facing emotional strain. She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and brings six years of clinical experience in Florida. Her style is straightforward and compassionate, aimed at helping people make small, useful changes that improve daily life.

She uses clear, goal-oriented methods to address stress, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, and parenting challenges. Sessions often involve identifying manageable habits and testing new ways of coping.

Background and approach

Kysa emphasizes listening first, then working with each person to set realistic steps forward. People come to her for help with self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, anger, ADHD-related struggles, and career questions. She also supports clients dealing with adoption and foster care concerns, attachment issues, and caregiver stress.

Kysa pays attention to how past experiences shape present patterns and helps clients build more helpful routines. Her approach mixes client-centered conversation with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused work. Motivational interviewing is used when making changes feels especially hard.

Together with clients she creates short-term plans and measures progress along the way. Kysa describes therapy as a collaboration that balances honesty with encouragement. She aims to make sessions feel usable and relevant to everyday life.

People who prefer clear goals and step-by-step change often find this approach a good fit.

Focus areas and approaches

What Kysa works with

Everything Kysa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kysa helps people with.

Approaches Kysa lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.

Online support

Online approaches that focus on real change

Client-centered therapy puts the person and their experience first. It involves open conversation and focused listening so the therapist can follow each person's lead and priorities. This approach helps when someone needs space to be heard and to figure out what matters most to them.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses simple exercises and experiments to test unhelpful thoughts and build new habits. CBT can be useful for anxiety, low mood, and stress that show up in daily routines.

Motivational Interviewing helps when making changes feels overwhelming. It focuses on drawing out a person's own reasons for change and strengthening motivation in a respectful way. This can help with addictions, health behavior shifts, or any situation where someone feels stuck.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Plans are revisited and adjusted as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can fit a short break or low-bandwidth situations. Live chat and text let people check in or work through smaller steps between sessions. These options make it easier to keep continuity and fit therapy into a busy life.
Questions

Questions people ask about Kysa

What concerns does this therapist address?

Kysa works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, parenting concerns, self-esteem, grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and ADHD. She also addresses related areas like abandonment, attachment issues, caregiver stress, and career questions.

How would you describe the therapeutic style?

The style is client-centered and straightforward, combining listening with practical steps. Sessions focus on setting realistic goals and trying small changes that add up over time.

What is the therapist's background and experience?

Kysa has six years of clinical experience and works in Florida. Her background emphasizes helping adults navigate life transitions, isolation, shame, and finding purpose.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and practices in Florida. The credentials are listed as FL LMHC and PA LPC where applicable.

Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What steps should I take to begin working together?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

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