Kaneisha S. Evans

I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist who provides holistic, culturally responsive counseling to individuals, couples, families, and groups across the lifespan. I work with teenagers (13–18), young adults, adults, and elders — walking alongside people through life transitions, lifestyle changes, emotional processing, and the lasting impact of past experiences. My work focuses on the things that shape how we show up in the world: building confidence and self-expression, strengthening communication, practicing assertiveness, setting meaningful boundaries, and navigating the full range of relationship challenges — whether those show up in family dynamics, intimate partnerships, friendships, or within ourselves. I support clients working through employment and career-related stress, medical and caregiver burnout, and health or diagnosis concerns, while helping people develop emotional regulation and healthier ways of responding to this thing we call *life*. Addiction and substance use are areas I hold with particular care and without judgment. I work with clients navigating alcohol and drug use, behavioral addictions, recovery, and the underlying emotional pain that often drives these patterns. I believe healing from addiction is not just about stopping a behavior — it is about rebuilding a life that feels worth living and a sense of self that feels worth protecting. I am also deeply committed to closing the gap in perinatal mental health care. The emotional and psychological experiences of pregnancy, postpartum, infant loss, fertility challenges, and the transition into parenthood are profoundly significant — and too often go unsupported. I work with birthing people, non-birthing parents, and families navigating these seasons with the seriousness and tenderness they deserve, because no one should have to walk through one of life's most transformative experiences feeling invisible or alone. My work extends into forensic mental health settings, where I am actively pursuing expanded practice to serve individuals involved in or impacted by the legal and justice systems. I believe that access to quality mental health care must reach people in every context — including those that society too often overlooks. I am particularly passionate about working with women navigating major life transitions, young adults and college students still figuring out how to do life, parents and caregivers who are trying to build and sustain something meaningful across generations, and men who are ready to prioritize their mental health and show up with power in their communities. I also deeply value working with gender-expansive individuals who are courageously becoming the fullest version of themselves, communities of color who are determined to thrive despite every obstacle, and clients from Christian faith backgrounds who want a space that honors their faith while remaining genuinely inclusive and client-centered. Family and group work hold a special place in my practice. I believe that healing does not always happen in isolation — sometimes it happens in community, in relationship, and in the presence of people who are on the same journey. Whether through family counseling or structured group experiences, I create spaces where people can grow collectively, support one another, and reconnect to the power of being in community. Because some wounds were created in relationship, and some healing needs to happen there too. My approach is integrative and strength-based — grounded in the belief that healing involves the whole person: mind, body, and spirit. Whatever brings you here, my goal is to help you cultivate the clarity, strength, and growth that makes a real difference in your life and in the lives of those connected to you.