About me
Hello and thank you for considering me to assist you in whatever journey life has brought you. The teen years can be a turbulent time, and even more so in un predictable times. Therapy is a great tool to discover how all the changes impact us, so we can make decisions that are line with our personal integrity and make the best choices for our future. Sometimes making sense of everything requires a dialog to give us new perspectives.
I completed the Master's in Social Work program with a minor in Alcohol and Other Drugs. Within about two years of graduating, I became clinically licensed in New Mexico and the next year in Texas. I have 15 years of experience in child, family, and child group therapy. Much of my work time has been with military families. This clinical experience exposed me to working with many people from all over the world with a variety of cultural backgrounds. I have worked with children in a multitude of life transitions, such as relocation, relationships, preparing for the next stage of becoming an adult, coming out as LGBTQIA, and substance abuse. Approaches in treatment are a combination of strengths-based, cognitive behavioral therapy, relationship dynamic approaches, motivational interviewing, solution focused therapy, and more. Applying a variety of approaches in treatment are necessary because no therapy is suitable for how dynamic we are as human beings.
The goal of treatment is to show clients they have the skills and internal resources to meet their personal goals. It is just at times we need to process our thoughts, feelings, and experiences in a neutral and non-judgmental environment.
Specialties
- Relationships
- Trauma, Abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- ADHD
Stress, Anxiety , Addictions , LGBT , Family conflicts , Grief , Intimacy-related issues , Self esteem , Career difficulties , Depression , Coping with life changes , Coaching , Compassion fatigue , Abandonment , Adoption and foster care , Read more...
Clinical approaches:
Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
Years of Experience: 15
Services offered
Messaging
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Phone
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Licensing
TX LCSW 55590
MD LCSW-C 31803
NM LCSW C-07420
VA LCSW 0904015284
Reviews
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Ona Ramsey. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with Teen Counseling might be different.
She is a great listener, her personality, and the way she speaks make me feel as if I am with an engaged friend rather than my therapist.
It doesn’t feel like therapy, the atmosphere is very normal. To be honest with someone that embraces my thoughts and feelings in a professional manner is important to me and she offers that.
Very responsive and professional!
Ona is a very supportive, present, and responsive therapist. I cannot imagine navigating some of my recent tough circumstances without her support.
She’s amazing!
Ona is such a pleasant and caring person. She listens, and you can tell her patients are important. I have enjoyed my time with her, and I wish her the best.
Has helped a lot with my mental health
Ona is easy to talk to and warm and friendly.
She is so open minded and kind. She is thoughtful and really thorough. I appreciate specifically that she doesn’t seem to be pre conceived in what she wants for our relationship. And that curiosity is so appreciated.
I love her
I have been with Ona for about two years now, navigating life, and she is absolutely the best. So thankful to have found her :)
She is great
She Keeps things on point and tries to understand the situation.
I've had the pleasure of receiving therapy services from Ona Ramsey, and I can confidently say that it's an extremely beneficial and enlightening experience. Before the first session, Ona created a calm and welcoming environment that allowed me to open up and express myself freely.
Ona is a highly experienced and knowledgeable therapist who truly cares about helping her clients overcome their challenges and achieve their goals. She listens actively, offers insightful feedback, and provides practical strategies that are tailored to each individual's unique needs and circumstances.
Under Ona's guidance, I am gaining a deeper understanding of myself and the issues holding me back. She's teaching me valuable tools and techniques that will allow me to manage my emotions and communicate more effectively with others. Most importantly, she's helping me develop a more positive and confident outlook.
Overall, I highly recommend Ona Ramsey to anyone seeking therapy services. She is a compassionate and skilled therapist with a real gift for helping people transform their lives. Thank you, Ona, for your invaluable support and guidance!
Ona is wonderful. I feel like she respects me and my thoughts and feels. She responds quickly to messages and is always checking in.
She is awesome. I’ve been able to process difficult situations in my life with her help. I feel so much lighter.
Great listener and checks up often. Sends a lot of good resources to help
Nothing but good things to say. Ona is blessing!
Ona is a wonderful therapist! Highly knowledgable, thoughtful, and caring. She gives me great context, suggestions, and new perspectives on my issues. She is also nonjudgmental of me, or the family members I'm having problems with. I really appreciate this supportive neutrality. It makes me feel safe to tell her all of the bad stuff about me and my family knowing that she will help me parse it out with kindness and understanding.
Ona was very kind and sensitive to our needs. She offered several educational tools which we found helpful. We would highly recommend her to anyone in our situation.
She is very caring and thoughtful. She remembers everything and always ask about my personal things going on. I recommend her to everyone. She’s a person I can actually bond with and form a relationship
Super kind and asks all the right questions to really make you think about your own thought process and others' as well. I struggled long term with a lot of past emotions and I feel like I'm able to put in work to understand them and better myself.
Wonderful therapist! She’s a great listener, and gives very good advice for couples to strengthen relationships and get past infidelity.
One is so kind and great at listening! She is patient, offers valuable feedback, and shares relevant resources. I love that she is communicative in between sessions so we are always very productive during our sessions. She allows time for me to share thoughts and process emotions while being nonjudgmental and supportive. I look forward to continuing to build on our already successful work!
She has been really great and insightful. She listens to me and gives me feedback and ideas that I can apply to my everyday life. She challenges me to feel comfortable with my choices, to stand up for myself and to stick by my decisions. I have enjoyed our conversations and sessions very much and feel like it has helped me get started back on the right track in life.
Ona is really nice and down to earth, talking to her is like talking to a life ling friend she’s always asking questions and offering her best advice!
She really listens and I’d very understandable and relatable!
Ona is a wonderful and caring person. She gets me to look at things in a different light and I couldn't be more appreciative! She has been such a huge help!!
Good therapist , I never worry about her questioning my identity
Ona has been nothing short of amazing! She listens and responds so well and has so much knowledge. I look forward to each and every therapy session we have.
Ona Paskadi Is a great listener. She keeps up with my scattered thoughts. She is down to Earth and kind. I felt comfortable talking to her.
I feel so much lighter after every session with Ona, she's a great listener and validates my feelings and experiences while helping me work through them.
As I am getting to know her and she is getting to know me I can give her a better rating. She listens and analyzes what I’m trying to say. I had so much built up but I appreciate her listening.
Ona is great!
She’s great!!
Ona has been a wonderful listener and has a way of genuinely connecting with me and the issues I present or am working on.
Wonderful
She's honestly the best! Lucky to have her!
Ona was there when nobody else was.
Ona is fantastic! She has a warm and understanding personality.
I was in a small town in between therapists. It was so difficult finding someone that I could connect to and who empathized with my struggles. Ona was who I was first matched with and her lived experience resonated with my own. We do not have all the same intersectionalities, but she was the first therapist I did not have to explain or defend my existence to (AFAB, Nonbinary, trans). I had to stop because of financial reasons or I would still be working with her. I will look back on this experience with love and hope, when I need to be reminded that there are people who care about me and understand me.
Ona is amazing! She checks on me regularly and is a really great listener. I look forward to our sessions every time.
Ona has so far been very helpful and flexible and with a lot of compassion
Ona, (Swahili means See/look) has helped me look and see the choices I have made. Through her wise counsel and listening ability I have more confidence in the choices I am making. Grateful for you Ms.Paskadi.
I have only had one session so I only have first impressions at this point
Ona is a great Counselor and worries about your well being as she follows up weekly and sends helpful resources in between Sessions. Everyone needs to call her! She is a great blessing !!!
Ona has helped me have a positive breakthrough with an addictive behavior I struggle with. She helped me to approach my issues from a very cerebral and scientific standpoint, which resonates with me in a way other approaches have not. She is warm and engaging and very genuine. I have benefited greatly from our work together.
Very thorough!!
Nice and Professional. Busy schedule
she's dope 10/10 would recommend
Thank you!