- Attachment-based work
- Cognitive behavioral tools
- Mindfulness practices
About Kiaisha
Kiaisha Barber is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical with 14 years of experience, licensed in Maryland and Washington. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and depression. She also addresses concerns such as communication problems, divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, loneliness, multicultural issues, OCD-related symptoms, pregnancy and childbirth, and social anxiety.
She centers sessions on the client's perspective and strengths. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and helps them name what feels most difficult. Conversations are practical and direct, focusing on steps that can reduce overwhelm and clarify choices.
Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral tools, emotionally-focused methods, and mindfulness practices. That mix lets her work on how relationships affect feelings, notice unhelpful thinking, and build present-moment awareness. She uses techniques that fit the problem at hand rather than a one-size-fits-all model.
Kiaisha aims to help people untangle painful feelings linked to family, faith, or past events. Sessions often include talking through difficult memories, testing new ways of responding, and practicing simple skills between meetings. She encourages small, manageable steps that can change daily life.
To begin, she asks people to share what matters most to them and what they hope to change. From there she and the client decide which approaches to try and how to pace the work.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how close relationships shape feelings and behavior. Online sessions can be used to identify repeating patterns in relationships and practice new ways of connecting or setting boundaries. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test different responses. In remote sessions, this often means talking through a recent situation, mapping thoughts and behaviors, and assigning small experiments to try between meetings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kiaisha will collaborate with each person to choose which methods to try first based on current concerns, goals, and preferences. That lets the focus shift if something isn’t helping and keeps the plan practical and goal-oriented.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. People often find online sessions fit into busy schedules because they cut out travel time and can be easier to arrange around work or childcare. Remote meetings also allow brief check-ins when a shorter touchpoint is useful, and they make it simpler to try skill practice between sessions without changing daily routines.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Maryland, Washington
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and depression, plus related areas like guilt and shame and communication problems.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses a mix of attachment-informed listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, and emotionally-focused methods to unpack those feelings and find practical ways to respond to them.
What is her professional background?
She has 14 years of professional experience supporting people with a range of emotional and relationship difficulties.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LICSW and LCSW-C credentials and is licensed in Maryland and Washington; her practice location is in Maryland.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
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; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone get started?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.