Niesha Turner is a Licensed Professional Counselor who brings 20 years of social service experience to her practice.
01About Niesha
Niesha Turner is a Licensed Professional Counselor who brings 20 years of social service experience to her practice. She listens without judgment and helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and shifts in mood. Her approach is straightforward and practical, aimed at making daily life feel more manageable.
She uses familiar, hands-on methods like cognitive behavioral techniques and skills drawn from dialectical behavior approaches. These tools help people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and build coping strategies for strong emotions.
Background and approach
Mindfulness and client-centered listening are woven into sessions to keep the work grounded in each person's real life. Her background spans community and clinical settings in California and earlier licensure in Georgia. That range of experience informs how she supports people through parenting challenges, career changes, and the impact of trauma or past neglect.
She also addresses relationship and intimacy concerns, communication struggles, and issues tied to adoption, attachment, or blended families. Clients often bring concerns about self-esteem, compassion fatigue, ADHD, bipolar disorder, or depression. Niesha helps people sort priorities, set manageable goals, and practice skills between sessions.
She frames therapy as collaborative coaching and problem-solving rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription. Sessions can include focused skill work, careful listening about painful past events, and planning for daily routines that reduce stress. The goal is clearer thinking, steadier moods, and better handling of life’s changes.
02Credentials
- LPC (Georgia)
- License LPC005235 · expires September 2026
- LPCC (California)
- License 11989 · expires July 2026
- NPI
- 1366507188 · national provider identifier
Both are public records. A state board register will confirm a license and its standing, and the national registry will confirm an NPI. This directory copies what the counselor lists and checks neither.
03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Niesha lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Niesha names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
These are the methods Niesha names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.
04Online support
Therapeutic approaches that translate online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's experience. It helps people feel heard and encourages self-directed change rather than the therapist directing every step. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, brings emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills into everyday life and can help when strong emotions or relationship conflicts get in the way.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to identify goals, try methods that fit the person's needs, and adjust the plan over time. That means sessions can mix listening, skill practice, and problem-solving based on what is working.
Online formats make this flexibility easier. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or work better when video is not needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick coaching, homework support, or ongoing accountability between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and keep progress moving forward.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Niesha address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related problems, parenting challenges, career concerns, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She combines listening with skills training so people can practice tools between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years in the social service field and prior licensure in Georgia, with extensive experience supporting adults and work related to trauma, family issues, and life transitions.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LPC and LPCC credentials and is located in California, with prior licensure in Georgia noted in her background.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
More counselors in California
See all
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family and 8 more
Trauma and abuse, Addictions, Grief and 2 more
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family and 10 more
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse and 2 more
Is this your profile?
Ask us to correct details or take the page down.