Kenya Amos , LPC, LMHC

Kenya Amos is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Oregon. She has nine years of counseling experience and focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, and relationship concerns. Kenya keeps language plain and sessions centered on each person's real-life goals. Her approach blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, with other methods added when helpful. She listens closely and helps people sort thoughts, habits, and feelings so they can take small, workable steps forward. Sessions often include learning new coping skills and shifting unhelpful thinking patterns. Kenya also addresses parenting strain, grief, self-esteem, career stress, and compassion fatigue. She works with concerns that include abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, caregiver stress, codependency, and communication problems. People bring many life changes and relationship problems; Kenya helps them weigh options and build practical plans. She uses straightforward conversation rather than clinical jargon. The goal is to make therapy feel usable and relevant to everyday life. Kenya helps clients set short-term goals and track progress between sessions. Sessions are offered in English and are available through online video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Getting started requires completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling based on therapist availability.

Approaches that translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the client. It helps people feel heard and clarifies personal goals so they can choose changes that fit their life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts influence behavior and mood and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds skills for managing strong emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can help with anger, relationship issues, and intense stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions can combine techniques over time so people can try tools and keep what helps most.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not convenient. Live chat and text messaging make brief check-ins and skill practice easier between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep progress moving forward.