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Kenyada Wagoner

Kenyada Wagoner, LCSW

Therapist in California

Practical support for stress, anxiety, and relationships

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  • Person-centered care
  • Skill-based tools
  • Mindfulness practices

About Kenyada

Kenyada Wagoner is a California-based licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship pain, parenting strain, and depression. She speaks English and draws on six years of clinical experience to guide conversations about daily mood, intrusive thoughts, social discomfort, and grief. Kenyada aims to create practical steps so people can find more balance in everyday life.

Kenyada believes therapy should start from where a person is right now. She adapts methods to fit each person rather than using one fixed recipe. Sessions focus on building skills to manage strong emotions and on clearer ways to communicate with others.

Her work blends person-centered listening with structured tools. That mix can help when anxiety feels overwhelming or when a relationship is causing ongoing stress. She also addresses concerns like jealousy, guilt and shame, body image, and navigating blended family issues.


Sessions are tailored to the goals you bring and paced to match what feels doable. If someone wants to work through a recent loss, reduce social anxiety, or improve parenting interactions, Kenyada focuses on steps that are practical and measurable. To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps connect people to her practice and schedule sessions based on availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience. The therapist offers empathy and responds to what matters most to the client to help them feel heard and make choices that fit their life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence mood. It uses practical exercises and short homework tasks to change unhelpful thinking and reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches emotion-regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication skills. These techniques are useful when emotions feel intense or when someone wants better relationship responses.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences and adjust the plan as progress unfolds.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also lets people use mindfulness exercises and CBT assignments between sessions to reinforce what they practice together.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesParenting issuesDepression

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesBody imageCommunication problemsDivorce and separationForgivenessGuilt and shameJealousyLife purposePost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

6+ years

Credentials

California

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Kenyada commonly address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, parenting strain, and depression. Additional focus areas include jealousy, body image, grief, communication problems, and post-traumatic stress.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style blends person-centered listening with practical skills. Sessions combine supportive conversation with tools from cognitive and dialectical approaches.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Kenyada has six years of clinical experience working with people facing mood, anxiety, and relationship concerns. That experience informs her mix of structured techniques and listening.

What credentials and region are listed for this therapist?

She holds a California LCSW license and practices in California.

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?

The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking to be sure they meet your needs.

How is cost handled for sessions?

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

How do I begin working with this therapist?

Click the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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