Therapist profile
Kenita Perry-Bell, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Family and parenting focus
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting concerns
- Mindfulness and CBT
About Kenita
Kenita Perry-Bell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of experience supporting adults through difficult life phases. She practices from Illinois and lists concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and parenting in her work. Her background also includes helping people with relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, and challenges like sleep or eating difficulties.
She has experience in health settings and has worked with people affected by substance misuse. Kenita is also a breast cancer survivor and notes that she welcomes conversations from women and family members touched by breast cancer. Her practice includes work around caregiving stress, chronic illness, and first responder issues among other focused concerns.
Her approach draws on client-centered methods alongside cognitive behavioral ideas and mindfulness techniques. She also uses psychodynamic perspectives and motivational interviewing as tools when they fit a person's goals. In sessions she aims for an interactive style that focuses on what the person wants to address.
Kenita frames therapy as a collaborative process. She helps people identify practical steps, talk through painful feelings, and develop coping strategies. Sessions can include conversational coaching, skills practice, and reflecting on patterns that repeat in relationships or daily life.
People looking to begin are asked to use the platform's matching steps to schedule a first session. Kenita holds Illinois LCSW credentials and offers services in English, and she notes acceptance of international clients.
How sessions work
Approaches used in online sessions and practical fit
Kenita commonly uses client-centered work that focuses on the person's concerns and goals. This approach involves listening, asking clarifying questions, and shaping sessions around what feels most important to the client, which can help with relationship strains, parenting stress, and daily coping.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. CBT often includes simple exercises and skills to shift patterns like anxiety, low mood, or unhelpful behavior. Mindfulness techniques are used alongside CBT to build present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity to stress.
Choosing the right mix of approaches is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods in session, and adjust what they do together based on what helps most. Clients can expect a collaborative conversation about what feels useful and practical.
Confirm the current online session options before booking because formats are not listed in the profile. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Discussing format preferences at the first meeting helps make sessions work with everyday routines.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Illinois, Texas, Indiana, Nevada
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with adults who have stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family problems, addictions, parenting concerns, and related issues listed in her profile.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is interactive and client-centered. She combines conversation, practical strategies, and reflective work to address immediate concerns and longer patterns.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 15 years of experience as a therapist and life coach, including work in health-related settings and with substance misuse concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW and holds Illinois and Texas LCSW credentials as listed, and she is based in Illinois.
Do sessions take place in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not list specific formats here.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.
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