- Years in practice
- 14
- Credentials
- LICSW, LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida, New Jersey, Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Onessa
Onessa Robertson is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 14 years of practice. She offers a calm, practical approach for people feeling stuck by stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, or parenting challenges. Her style aims to help people make small, steady changes that add up over time.
She mixes methods to match each person's needs, using tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and client-centered work.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on useful skills and clearer thinking as well as understanding how past patterns shape current choices. Conversations stay grounded and goal-oriented so progress feels tangible. Onessa has worked in Florida and with clients internationally, bringing experience from clinical and volunteer roles.
That background informs how she supports people dealing with trauma, depression, or compassion fatigue. She also helps people navigate family problems, attachment issues, and the strain of caregiving. In sessions she listens first, then offers strategies like behavior-based exercises, value-driven planning, and communication practice.
For couples-related concerns she draws on the Gottman Method tools to improve connection and problem-solving. Motivational interviewing is used when someone needs help finding internal reasons to change. Typical practical goals include reducing anxiety, improving communication, managing grief, and developing parenting approaches that feel more sustainable.
She encourages steady steps and checks progress together, adjusting methods as needed.
What Onessa works with
Everything Onessa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Onessa helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Onessa lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How evidence-based approaches fit into online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed actions toward them while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. It helps with anxiety, stress, and life transitions by shifting attention to what matters most.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and many everyday problems by breaking down issues into manageable steps.
Client-Centered Therapy centers the client's experience and uses active listening to build understanding and self-directed growth. This approach supports people who need a steady, empathic space to sort through emotions and make decisions.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals, try methods that fit your situation, and adjust techniques based on what helps. You and the therapist decide together which tools to keep using.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversations and skill practice, phone sessions can fit a quick check-in or lower bandwidth needs, live chat works for shorter exchanges, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy family life or a changing schedule.
Questions people ask about Onessa
What concerns does this therapist help with?
She helps people who struggle with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship problems. Parenting, grief, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and career or life changes are also listed focus areas.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered work, Gottman Method ideas, and motivational interviewing. The emphasis is practical skills, values-based choices, and better communication.
What professional background does she bring?
She has 14 years of experience working in clinical and volunteer roles. That experience includes supporting people across trauma, mood concerns, and family-related stress.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds MA LICSW and FL LCSW credentials and practices from Florida. Those are the credentials supplied for this profile.
In which languages can I communicate with her?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients as noted in her profile.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats. These offer a range of ways to fit sessions into daily life.
How is cost handled for therapy here?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on those factors.
What are the steps to start therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that, schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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