About KaShava
KaShava Coston is a licensed professional counselor with 12 years of experience in the District of Columbia. She focuses on helping people understand themselves better and take practical steps toward change. Her work centers on reducing stress and anxiety, easing depression, and managing ADHD symptoms in daily life.
KaShava helps clients sort through life transitions and clarify personal goals. She guides people who feel stuck to strengthen self-love and improve how they communicate with others.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to be straightforward and grounded in real-life skills rather than abstract theory. Her approach draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to build new habits and coping tools. She creates a warm, affirming space for people to talk about what feels hard and to try out different strategies.
The focus is on tangible steps that fit a client's rhythm and responsibilities. KaShava pays attention to cultural context and to each person's unique story. She works collaboratively, tailoring plans to what a person values and wants to accomplish.
Practical goals might include better sleep routines, clearer boundaries, or improved focus strategies for ADHD. People who want direct, supportive guidance around stress, depression, life purpose, communication problems, or ADHD often find her style helpful. Her aim is to help clients leave sessions with something they can use right away.
Online approaches that meet you where life happens
KaShava uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach she uses teaches specific skills for managing anxiety and stress, such as grounding exercises, activity scheduling, and step-by-step coping plans. These tools help reduce day-to-day worry and improve concentration.Another frequently used approach targets depression and motivation by breaking larger goals into small, achievable tasks and tracking progress. This method helps people regain momentum and rediscover what matters to them. Both approaches are adaptable to attention differences and everyday routines, so strategies feel doable rather than overwhelming.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose and adjust methods based on their needs, goals, and preferences. Plans are revisited as progress is made so techniques stay relevant and practical.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth sessions and face-to-face conversation, while phone sessions can be easier when a low-bandwidth call or a short check-in fits the day. Live chat and messaging let people share brief updates, practice new skills between sessions, or check in when schedules are tight. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life.
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What this counselor works with
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- District of Columbia
- Languages
- English