- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness practices
About Niyabinghi
Niyabinghi Thomas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Kentucky with four years of clinical experience. She works with adults coping with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and related challenges. Niyabinghi lists guilt and shame among her focus areas and often encounters those feelings alongside other struggles.
She uses a conversational, person-focused style in sessions. Conversations are paced to the client's readiness for change and aim to be straightforward rather than clinical. Niyabinghi draws on practical techniques to help people notice patterns, try new responses, and set small goals between sessions.
Her work blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy. That mix supports addressing thoughts, behaviors, and present-moment awareness while also encouraging concrete steps toward immediate problems.
Clients who come with trauma, attachment concerns, or long-standing shame often begin by building safety in how they talk about these issues and by practicing small behavioral tests. With mood disorders and ADHD, sessions include skills for organizing thinking, managing intense feelings, and breaking tasks into manageable parts.
She describes her role as a collaborator who listens and helps people set realistic small goals. Sessions can include talk, guided mindfulness, practical behavioral experiments, and brief skills coaching. People interested in working with her are asked to confirm current session options before scheduling.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the client. In practice this means sessions begin with the client's concerns and move at a comfortable pace, helping people name feelings like guilt or shame and decide what to work on next.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets thinking and behavior patterns. Sessions use straightforward exercises to spot unhelpful thoughts, test them, and try small behavioral experiments to see what changes. This approach is often used for anxiety, depression, and problems tied to guilt and shame.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches brief attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase awareness of present-moment experience. These techniques can help when strong emotions like shame feel overwhelming and when grounding is needed before other work.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and which techniques fit best. That process can include trying different methods and adjusting based on how well they help with specific problems.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and enabling work during lunch breaks or from quieter surroundings. Therapists and licensed professionals can discuss scheduling and what session length or rhythm will work best for each person.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
Kentucky, Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and related issues including guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of shame or guilt?
She uses conversational, person-centered sessions that draw on CBT and mindfulness to notice thought patterns, test beliefs, and practice new responses to shame or guilt.
What is her clinical background?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with four years of practice experience working with adults on mood, trauma, relationship, and behavioral concerns.
Where does she practice and what are her credentials?
She is licensed as an LCSW in Kentucky and practices there; her credential is listed as LCSW.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the biography.
How do fees and billing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model 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.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.