Keisha Hays

Keisha Hays, LMHC, is a Seattle-based psychotherapist and founder of Emerging Self, therapy + movement. A former school psychologist, she brings a broad perspective to supporting adults and late adolescents navigating anxiety, neurodivergence, burnout, life transitions, and overwhelm. Keisha’s approach is person-centered, strengths-based, and neuroaffirming, drawing from approaches including CBT, mindfulness, self-compassion, and somatic, nervous-system-informed practices. She is particularly interested in the connection between mental health and the body, including nervous system regulation, sensory experiences, executive functioning, masking, chronic stress, and emotional regulation. She is expanding her practice to include somatic exercise as a way to offer body-based sequences to ...