Kenyell Gantt-Luck, LCSW-C

Kenyell Gantt-Luck, LCSW-C, helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship strain, and trauma and abuse. She keeps the focus on the person in front of her and on practical steps that can ease daily life. Sessions are framed around clear goals and real-world skills rather than long lectures about theory.

Kenyell draws on 19 years of clinical experience in Maryland settings that include private practice and agencies. She has led both individual and group work and has supported clients through grief, substance use concerns, and life adjustment problems. Her approach blends talking, skills practice, and body-aware techniques so people can feel steadier in day-to-day moments.

In sessions she centers the client as the leader of their work. She uses a person-centered stance to listen and understand what matters most to each person. From there she brings in practical tools from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches to help change unhelpful thinking and manage intense emotions.

Kenyell also uses eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, often called EMDR, as one option when trauma memories keep getting in the way of moving forward. Mindfulness-based practices are added to help ground the body and attention during and between sessions.

Communication and collaboration are central to her style. She aims to offer culturally and linguistically respectful care while helping people find clearer direction, rebuild self-love, and reconnect with what matters most.

How therapeutic approaches translate online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead. In an online setting that can mean sessions that start with your priorities and move at a pace you choose, with the clinician reflecting back what matters most to you. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, uses clear steps to identify unhelpful thoughts and try out new behaviors. Online CBT can include homework between sessions and short, practical exercises you can do during the week to test what works.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will help you decide whether to emphasize person-centered listening, CBT skills, or other options based on your needs, goals, and preferences. That choice is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

The therapist's profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the available options before booking. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, have shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. Online work can also support using written homework, guided mindfulness practices between meetings, and tracking skills practice in everyday life.