Tajanay Keaton-Chesson, LCSW

Tajanay Keaton-Chesson is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, and major life changes. She works with adults who want clearer communication, healthier boundaries, or relief from painful emotions. Tajanay emphasizes that each person brings strengths and knowledge about their own life.

Her style is straightforward and collaborative. She listens closely, asks practical questions, and offers tools clients can try between sessions. Common approaches she uses include cognitive behavioral strategies to shift unhelpful thinking, skills from dialectical behavior therapy for emotion regulation, and mindfulness exercises to steady attention.

Tajanay also supports people exploring sexuality and relationship structure, including kink, polyamory, and non-monogamous arrangements, and helps with issues like infidelity, jealousy, and commitment worries. She addresses body image, eating-related concerns, loneliness, and the emotional fallout of separation or divorce.

With seven years of practice and licenses in North Carolina and Hawaii, she blends practical skill-building with empathic listening. Sessions often focus on identifying small, achievable steps and tracking what works.

Clients can expect a mix of short-term problem solving and deeper work on patterns that keep showing up. Tajanay frames therapy as a partnership and supports people as they try new ways of coping and connecting.

How these approaches translate to online work

CBT focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and testing new ways of acting or thinking. Online sessions can include guided worksheets, home practice assignments, and step-by-step goals to reduce anxiety or improve communication.

DBT emphasizes skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. In virtual sessions a therapist can teach grounding, emotion regulation, and interpersonal skills, and help clients practice them between meetings to handle triggers like jealousy or conflict.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and suggest methods to try. If one way doesn’t feel helpful, adjustments are made together until a better fit is found.

Confirm the available session options before booking, as formats were not specified in the biography. Many people choose online therapy because it can fit into work breaks, avoid travel time, or make shorter check-ins easier. Online sessions also let clients use exercises and worksheets from home and bring real-life situations into conversation for immediate problem solving.