Keisha Hawthorne-Jones, LICSW, LCSW-C

Keisha Hawthorne-Jones is a licensed clinical social worker with 19 years of experience practicing in Maryland. She holds LICSW and LCSW-C credentials and works with adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem concerns, motivation, and relationship and family difficulties. She also helps people dealing with trauma and abuse, career questions, parenting strain, and attention-related concerns such as ADHD.

Keisha frames sessions around what each person brings to the room. She treats clients as the experts on their own lives and builds on existing strengths. Conversations focus on practical steps people can try between sessions and on understanding how past family patterns may still affect current choices and feelings.

Her approach draws on client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits. Mindfulness practices are introduced when helpful to reduce reactivity and increase focus. She also uses solution-focused and motivational strategies to set short-term goals and sustain momentum.

Keisha has spent nearly two decades working with adults on issues such as abandonment, attachment, blended family challenges, and family of origin issues. She often helps people untangle long-standing roles and expectations that came from their childhood relationships.

In sessions she prioritizes clear, direct conversation and practical exercises. People can expect an emphasis on actionable tools, short-term goal setting, and attention to how family history shows up in present relationships and choices.

Approaches used during online sessions