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Kysa Baltimore

Experienced CBT-informed therapist focused on practical change

LMHC, LPC Florida

Experience
6 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Self esteem
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English

About Kysa

Kysa Baltimore is a licensed therapist who integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered principles to help people manage stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and life transitions. With six years of clinical experience, she emphasizes practical strategies that align thoughts and behaviors to reduce distress and build healthier patterns.

Background and approach

Her work also addresses addictions, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and issues related to intimacy, grief, and career adjustment. She brings a compassionate, culturally aware stance to clinical work, creating space for clients to explore self-esteem, identity, and social connection without judgment.

Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques are used alongside CBT to promote motivation, clarify goals, and develop short-term action steps. Kysa’s practice attends to relational themes such as attachment, codependency, communication struggles, and challenges stemming from adoption or caregiver stress.

Licensed in Florida as an LMHC and in Pennsylvania as an LPC, she offers support for a broad range of concerns including trauma and abuse, anger, infertility-related distress, and life purpose exploration. Kysa works in English and focuses on helping clients translate insight into sustainable coping skills and meaningful change.

Approaches that guide online therapy and practical benefits

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses structured exercises to challenge unhelpful thinking and develop new coping skills; it is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and many day-to-day challenges. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathetic listening and creating an accepting environment where clients can explore identity, self-esteem, and relationship concerns at their own pace. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, goal-focused method that helps people resolve ambivalence and strengthen motivation for change, which can be especially helpful with addictions, lifestyle shifts, and goal-directed work.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Kysa collaborates with each client to identify which methods best match their goals and preferences. She draws from these techniques flexibly, combining structured skill-building with supportive, person-centered work so clients feel involved in shaping their plan for change.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and maintain continuity during life transitions. These options allow clients to access licensed professionals from their chosen location and to use the format that best supports their comfort and therapeutic needs.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Kysa commonly address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, self-esteem, and coping with life changes, as well as topics like grief, trauma, intimacy-related problems, and career or parenting stress.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
The approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered listening, plus motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to help set goals and develop concrete coping strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Kysa has six years of experience providing therapeutic support across diverse concerns and using evidence-informed methods to help clients build skills and make changes.
What credentials and licensure does Kysa hold and where is she located?
She is credentialed as an LMHC in Florida (FL LMHC MH22946) and as an LPC in Pennsylvania (PA LPC PC019626), and she practices from Florida.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for online work?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their schedule and preference.
How is cost handled for therapy with this clinician?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

Florida, Pennsylvania

Languages

English