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Senethia Walton

Senethia Walton, LICSW

Alabama

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LICSW - Life purpose and relationships

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Relationship issues
  • ACT and CBT informed

About Senethia

Senethia Walton is an Alabama-licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) with five years of direct clinical practice. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, self-esteem concerns, depression, and life transitions including career and parenting changes. She also lists support for people in the LGBT community and those managing grief, sleep problems, anger, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

Walton uses several established therapy approaches to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different ways of coping. Sessions focus on practical skills and conversation, not jargon. She helps clients break down goals, practice experiments between sessions, and check what works in everyday life.

Her background is social work practice with experience across community and clinical settings. The LICSW credential indicates clinical social work licensure in Alabama. Walton draws on methods from cognitive behavioral work, emotion-focused work, attachment-based thinking, acceptance and commitment ideas, and client-centered conversation to shape the work together.

In sessions she pays attention to relationship patterns, communication problems, and how past experiences shape current reactions. She also addresses focused topics such as abandonment, attachment issues, blended family dynamics, body image, codependency, chronic illness or pain, caregiver stress, and domestic violence.

People who come when they feel stuck or unsure about what comes next will find an approach oriented toward clear steps and real-life practice. To begin, clients follow the site's process to complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first meeting.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters to them and try actions aligned with those values, while learning to let difficult thoughts have less control. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new responses, which can help with anxiety, low mood, sleep problems, and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns that developed in relationships and explores how those patterns shape current connections and reactions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to try first, monitor how those methods land, and adjust based on the client's goals and preferences. Sessions are framed as experiments you can check in on together rather than fixed prescriptions.

Session logistics and formats should be confirmed before booking because the biography does not list specific delivery methods. Ask about the session types offered so you can pick what fits your schedule and needs. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, and allow conversations without travel time. If video is difficult, other formats may require less bandwidth or allow a shorter check-in, but confirm what is available with the site before scheduling.

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 address?

She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, grief, sleep problems, parenting and career concerns among others.

How does she approach feeling stuck?

She uses conversational, skill-focused sessions that identify unhelpful thoughts and practice new behaviors between meetings.

What is her clinical background?

She has five years of clinical experience as a social worker working in community and clinical settings.

What are her credentials and location?

She holds an AL LICSW, which is a clinical social work license in Alabama.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking by checking the online therapy options on the site.

How are fees handled?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.

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