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 practice. She offers a compassionate, client-focused approach that helps people who are ready to make changes and heal from painful experiences. Her style is adaptable and practical, aimed at helping clients gain insight and move toward meaningful change.

She focuses on anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship struggles, grief, parenting strain, and stress related to work and caregiving. Jealousy and issues around trust and infidelity are included among the relationship concerns she addresses. Onessa also supports people dealing with ADHD, compassion fatigue, and life transitions.

Onessa blends several therapeutic methods to fit each person’s needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify values and act on them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors. Elements of the Gottman Method and Motivational Interviewing are included when relationship patterns or motivation for change are central concerns.

Her background includes both local and international work in individual, family, and couples settings, paid and voluntary. She draws on a range of techniques such as narrative approaches, art-based methods, and strengths-focused conversation to support recovery and growth.

People who reach out complete an initial matching process and schedule sessions based on availability. Onessa works with English-speaking clients from Florida and accepts international clients; the practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How her approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and then take small, practical steps in that direction. It is useful for stress, anxiety, relationship confusion, and decision points. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. The Gottman Method offers tools for communication and conflict patterns that often come up in relationship concerns including jealousy and trust issues.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has worked or not worked before. Together they decide which strategies to try and adjust the plan as needed based on how sessions are going.

Confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives - for example, sessions can be scheduled between work tasks, avoid travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt tools like values work, behavior experiments, and communication practice to an online setup so clients can keep progress moving even with a busy schedule.