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Senethia Walton

Senethia Walton, LICSW

Alabama

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LICSW - Relationships and mood concerns

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Trauma and abuse
  • Attachment issues

About Senethia

Senethia Walton is an LICSW - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in Alabama with five years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, depression, and issues around self-esteem. She also lists support for LGBT concerns, grief, sleep problems, parenting and career questions, among other areas.

Walton frames therapy as a collaborative process. She helps people notice unhelpful thought patterns and try new ways of coping. Sessions involve practical conversation about what is happening now and what the person wants to change. The focus is on small, achievable steps rather than sudden overhauls.

Her background includes work across a range of life stressors and crises. That experience informs how she approaches attachment wounds, abandonment concerns, and pain that comes from long-term caregiving or chronic illness. She also addresses issues such as codependency, communication problems, and blended family challenges in straightforward terms.

Senethia uses approaches that include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. She draws from these methods to help clients build clearer thinking patterns, strengthen relationships, and notice what matters most to them.

People who come for help with anger, bipolar-related concerns, ADHD, or recovery from domestic violence and divorce will find a clinician who focuses on practical coping and problem solving. To begin, she asks clients about goals and then works step-by-step toward them.

Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take action toward what matters. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and moving through values-based choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing thinking patterns that keep problems going and on building concrete coping skills for mood, sleep, and anxiety. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current ways of connecting and helps people try new patterns in their close relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan over time based on what fits and what the person reports is useful.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and letting people choose whether to use video or a different format depending on their day. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and communication to work over distance while focusing on practical steps for daily life.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsGriefSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Listed in

Alabama

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she work with?

She lists stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, LGBT concerns, grief, sleeping issues, parenting, career questions, bipolar, ADHD and related areas.

How would she approach guilt or shame?

She uses practical strategies from therapies like CBT and ACT to notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. Work focuses on manageable steps rather than quick fixes.

What is her professional background?

She holds an LICSW and has five years of clinical experience providing social work services in a variety of settings.

Where is she licensed to practice?

She is an AL LICSW, licensed in Alabama.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she take international clients?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are fees handled?

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

How do I begin working with her?

To start, select the See online therapy options button, complete a 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.

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