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Keesha Beasley

Keesha Beasley

LMFT

Therapist · Illinois · 6+ years of experience

Helping people handle stress and anger

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  • Goal focused
  • Relationship aware
  • Practical tools

About Keesha

Keesha Beasley is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Illinois. She brings six years of clinical experience and aims to help people manage stress, anger, relationship strain, and other life challenges. Keesha focuses on clear goals and practical steps, working with clients to find realistic ways forward.

She encourages clients to identify obstacles and notice strengths. Sessions emphasize tangible tools and simple plans clients can use between meetings. Keesha talks through values, passions, and daily patterns to help people make meaningful changes in their personal and work lives.

Her approach pays attention to how relationships shape well-being. She looks at problems in the context of family, partners, friends, and coworkers rather than blaming one person. This helps uncover interaction patterns that keep the same problems repeating.

Keesha draws on several therapeutic methods to tailor care to each person. She pulls from Attachment-Based ideas to explore connection and trust, uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thinking and behavior, and applies Emotionally-Focused and narrative ideas when feelings and personal stories are central to the work.

The pace is collaborative and goal-oriented. Keesha offers encouragement and practical exercises, and she helps clients track progress toward the goals they set. If grief or complex loss is the main issue, she recommends seeking a provider with that specific focus.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseAnger management

Also works with

LGBTIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Narrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Credentials

Illinois

Languages

English

How these approaches work in online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns of connection and trust in close relationships. It helps people understand how early bonds influence current reactions and how to build more secure ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions, offering tools to change unhelpful thinking and practice new behaviors for stress, anxiety, and anger.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will help you decide which methods fit your goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions are collaborative, with adjustments over time based on what proves most helpful.

Confirm the available session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when that suits your schedule. It can also make it simpler to use worksheets and screen-shared exercises during a session. Ask about logistics and scheduling when you start the matching process so appointments match your daily routine and goals.

At a glance

Listed location
Illinois
Experience
6+ years
Credentials
LMFT
Languages
English
License (Illinois)
LMFT · No. 166001543
NPI
1760981872

As listed by the therapist. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Keesha commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, anger, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, self-esteem, career strain, depression, trauma and compassion fatigue among other areas.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is collaborative and goal-focused, with straightforward tools and steps clients can use between sessions.

What is her professional background?

She has six years of clinical experience and practices as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.

Where is she licensed to practice?

She holds an Illinois LMFT credential and provides services based in Illinois.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Are international clients accepted?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How is cost handled for sessions?

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

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Before you start

  • Online talk therapy is not a court-ordered or mandated anger-management course, and it does not provide attendance certificates.
  • Check that the location and license details above fit where you live.
  • If anyone is at risk of being harmed, contact emergency services or a domestic-abuse helpline first. See the support lines for the US, UK and Australia.
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