Kery Silva, LCSW, LIMHP

Kery Silva is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with five years of clinical experience. She holds additional licensure as a Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner (LIMHP) and sees people in California. Kery aims to make the first step toward change feel doable and supported.

Kery focuses on common and complex struggles. She helps with anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, addictions, stress, and burnout. She also works with people facing career shifts, LGBT matters, family conflict, and the effects of trauma.

Her style is direct and warm. Kery listens without judgment and encourages practical steps that fit daily life. Sessions tend to combine clear skills with conversations about values and goals.

Kery uses a mix of evidence-informed approaches, including cognitive behavioral methods and client-centered techniques. She also draws on dialectical behavior strategies, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work when they match a person’s needs.

People who choose Kery often want focused, skill-building sessions and someone who will collaborate on concrete plans. She supports growth at a pace that feels manageable and helps people translate insights into real change.

How Kery Uses Practical Approaches Online

Kery commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday patterns that get in the way of goals.

She also uses client-centered therapy, which centers the person's perspective and priorities. That approach gives space for someone to lead the conversation while the therapist reflects and supports their choices. When emotions feel intense or patterns are hard to change, dialectical behavior therapy skills can be added to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal habits.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Kery will talk with a client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan over time based on progress and feedback.

Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is low, and live chat or text-based messaging work for short check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options offer flexibility for scheduling, brief coaching-style contacts, and regular skill practice between longer sessions.