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
  • Family conflicts
  • Trauma, Abuse
  • Parenting issues
  • Anger management
Also experienced in:
Stress, Anxiety , Addictions , LGBT , Grief , Self esteem , Career difficulties , Depression , Coping with life changes , Compassion fatigue , ADHD , Abandonment , Adoption and Foster Care , Antisocial Personality , Attachment issues , Read more...

Clinical approaches:
Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems

Years of Experience: 15

Services offered


  • Messaging

  • Live Chat

  • Phone

  • Video

Licensing

TX LCSW 55590

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.

Written on Apr 16, 2024 after therapy with Ona for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and anger management

She Keeps things on point and tries to understand the situation.

Written on Mar 19, 2024 after therapy with Ona for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd

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!

Written on Mar 18, 2024 after therapy with Ona for 1 year and 6 months on issues concerning relationship

Ona is wonderful. I feel like she respects me and my thoughts and feels. She responds quickly to messages and is always checking in.

Written on Mar 18, 2024 after therapy with Ona for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, and anger management

She is awesome. I’ve been able to process difficult situations in my life with her help. I feel so much lighter.

Written on Feb 20, 2024 after therapy with Ona for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and coping with life changes

She is very friendly and has very helpful pointers for me to use. I appreciate having her on this journey

Written on Feb 16, 2024 after therapy with Ona for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, lgbt, family conflicts, and trauma and abuse

Ona is kind, supportive, and responsive. I am enjoying the support that I am receiving from her.

Written on Feb 10, 2024 after therapy with Ona for 2 weeks on issues concerning lgbt, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and coping with life changes

Ona Ramsey is amazing! I’m happy I was matched with her. If I never felt safe talking about my problems I’ve now found the perfect person to share with. She’s a great listener and respectful. Thank you Ona for being so great & I cannot wait to continue this journey with you.

Written on Feb 08, 2024 after therapy with Ona for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, career difficulties, coaching, and adhd

Great listener and checks up often. Sends a lot of good resources to help

Written on Dec 11, 2023 after therapy with Ona for 2 weeks on issues concerning family conflicts, and trauma and abuse

Great communicator, respectful, concerned, calm, professional and is not afraid to use other resources to aid in the therapy process. She recommended videos and readings from other therapist. I think that speaks highly of her focused on my journey.

Written on Dec 06, 2023 after therapy with Ona for 1 year and 8 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes

Nothing but good things to say. Ona is blessing!

Written on Nov 30, 2023 after therapy with Ona for 3 months on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and anger management

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.

Written on Nov 10, 2023 after therapy with Ona for 6 months on issues concerning relationship

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.

Written on Nov 07, 2023 after therapy with Ona for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, and trauma and abuse

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

Written on Oct 26, 2023 after therapy with Ona for 1 year and 7 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, and self esteem

She’s the best. She is always giving helpful advice. She breaks down issues in a way that is easy to understand. Overall, she is just the best!

Written on Oct 23, 2023 after therapy with Ona for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, anger management, and coping with life changes

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.

Written on Oct 05, 2023 after therapy with Ona for 1 month on issues concerning relationship

Wonderful therapist! She’s a great listener, and gives very good advice for couples to strengthen relationships and get past infidelity.

Written on Sep 23, 2023 after therapy with Ona for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship

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!

Written on Sep 21, 2023 after therapy with Ona for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd

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.

Written on Jul 17, 2023 after therapy with Ona for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd

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!

Written on Jun 16, 2023 after therapy with Ona for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, and intimacy-related issues

She really listens and I’d very understandable and relatable!

Written on May 30, 2023 after therapy with Ona for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and grief

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!!

Written on Apr 22, 2023 after therapy with Ona for 7 months

Good therapist , I never worry about her questioning my identity

Written on Apr 16, 2023 after therapy with Ona for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, self esteem, and anger management

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.

Written on Mar 14, 2023 after therapy with Ona for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, and self esteem

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.

Written on Mar 09, 2023 after therapy with Ona for 11 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, and adhd

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.

Written on Mar 02, 2023 after therapy with Ona for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes

Has helped me through a lot

Written on Dec 29, 2022 after therapy with Ona for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd

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.

Written on Aug 30, 2022 after therapy with Ona for 4 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, parenting issues, and anger management

Ona is great!

Written on Aug 18, 2022 after therapy with Ona for 1 month on issues concerning relationship

She’s great!!

Written on Aug 18, 2022 after therapy with Ona for 4 months on issues concerning depression, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and coaching

Ona has been a wonderful listener and has a way of genuinely connecting with me and the issues I present or am working on.

Written on Aug 09, 2022 after therapy with Ona for 4 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and self esteem

Wonderful

Written on Aug 03, 2022 after therapy with Ona for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, grief, and self esteem

She's honestly the best! Lucky to have her!

Written on Jul 22, 2022 after therapy with Ona for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, and coping with life changes

Ona was there when nobody else was.

Written on Jun 28, 2022 after therapy with Ona for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes

Ona is fantastic! She has a warm and understanding personality.

Written on Jun 24, 2022 after therapy with Ona for 1 month

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.

Written on Jun 23, 2022 after therapy with Ona for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, depression, self esteem, relationship issues, coping with life changes, anger management, and parenting issues

Ona is amazing! She checks on me regularly and is a really great listener. I look forward to our sessions every time.

Written on Jun 23, 2022 after therapy with Ona for 2 weeks

Ona has so far been very helpful and flexible and with a lot of compassion

Written on May 28, 2022 after therapy with Ona for 2 months on issues concerning trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching

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.

Written on May 26, 2022 after therapy with Ona for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship

I have only had one session so I only have first impressions at this point

Written on May 25, 2022 after therapy with Ona for 3 weeks

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 !!!

Written on May 08, 2022 after therapy with Ona for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes

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.

Written on May 03, 2022 after therapy with Ona for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem

Very thorough!!

Written on Apr 28, 2022 after therapy with Ona for 4 weeks

Nice and Professional. Busy schedule

Written on Apr 15, 2022 after therapy with Ona for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, career difficulties, and adhd

she's dope 10/10 would recommend

Written on Apr 03, 2022 after therapy with Ona for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, compassion fatigue, and adhd

Thank you!

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