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Khaliyah Stroud

Khaliyah Stroud, LCMHC

North Carolina

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LCMHC - Stress and trauma focused

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Family conflict
  • Self esteem

About Khaliyah

Khaliyah Stroud is an LCMHC - Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in North Carolina with three years of professional experience. She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, motivation, self-esteem, confidence, and depression.

She works in a direct, conversational way. Sessions focus on talking through what feels stuck and practical steps to try between meetings. Khaliyah invites clients to name what they feel guilty or ashamed about and to look at how those feelings affect day-to-day choices.

Her approach is grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques and in everyday problem solving. She pays attention to relationships and how past experiences like abandonment, adoption, or attachment issues continue to shape reactions now. She also addresses concerns linked to body image, eating and food-related issues, and caregiver stress.

Khaliyah supports people facing grief, relationship challenges, addiction concerns, chronic illness and disability, and ADHD-related difficulties. She talks with clients about communication, control and commitment problems, blended family stress, divorce or separation, and the impact of domestic violence.

Language of service is English and her practice is based in North Carolina. To begin, clients use a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time.

How therapeutic methods translate to online sessions

Khaliyah bases her work on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, practical steps. One common approach she uses involves helping clients identify thoughts and behaviors that keep them stuck and testing small changes between sessions to see what helps. This method is useful for anxiety, stress, and confidence work.

Another strand of her work attends to attachment and relationship patterns. She helps people trace how abandonment, adoption, or early attachment issues shape current reactions in relationships and communication. That can be helpful for people dealing with family conflict, commitment worries, or blended family tensions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. Khaliyah will work with each person to decide what methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She frames this as a collaborative process and adjusts plans as progress and challenges become clearer.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session formats before booking since the biography does not list them explicitly. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, shorten travel time, and allow for quicker check-ins when needed. They also let people try a therapeutic approach from wherever their day takes them, while the therapist and client together figure out pacing and practical homework that suit everyday life.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesGriefADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersParanoiaPhobiasPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

3+ years

Listed in

North Carolina

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she focus on?

She works with stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, addictions, LGBT concerns, relationship and grief issues, and ADHD.

How does she approach feelings of guilt and shame?

She encourages naming the specific shame or guilt and looks at how those feelings affect daily choices and relationships in practical conversation.

What is her professional background?

She has three years of professional experience as a licensed clinical mental health counselor.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She is an LCMHC licensed in North Carolina and practices from that state.

In what language are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with a first session?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.

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