Onessa Robertson, LICSW, LCSW

Onessa Robertson is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 14 years of experience. She focuses on relationship concerns alongside stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, parenting strain, and life transitions. Her style is flexible and client-directed, aiming to help people move from stuck patterns toward clearer choices and stronger connections.

She uses practical conversation and evidence-informed methods to help people better manage symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning. Sessions often involve identifying unhelpful habits, trying new ways of responding, and building skills that make relationships and routines easier to navigate. The therapist listens, reflects, and offers strategies that match each person’s goals.

Over more than a decade she has worked locally and internationally in professional and volunteer roles. That background includes supporting people through grief, trauma, family conflict, and career-related stress. Her familiarity with different settings informs a down-to-earth approach when addressing complex life challenges.

Onessa offers therapy that blends approaches such as cognitive behavioral methods, acceptance and commitment ideas, motivational interviewing, and elements of the Gottman Method. She adapts techniques to what the client wants to focus on rather than following a single formula.

People who choose her typically want practical steps, clearer communication skills, and help coping with big emotions. To begin, she guides clients to set achievable goals and build new patterns that fit their everyday lives.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help when life changes, anxiety, or emptiness get in the way of meaningful action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful patterns. The Gottman Method concentrates on communication and relationship habits, offering structured tools to improve how partners interact and resolve conflict.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to choose and adapt methods based on goals, needs, and what feels most helpful. Sessions are collaborative and can shift if one method isn’t fitting well.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time so therapy can be more consistent. Because session formats are not listed in the profile, confirm current options before booking to know which formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to maintain momentum between sessions and to practice new skills in real life.