Dr. Kathleen "Kathy" Meeks, LMFT
Compassionate therapist focusing on practical change
Book with Kathleen- Years in practice
- 13
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Kathleen
Dr. Kathleen "Kathy" Meeks is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Florida. She draws on 13 years of clinical experience to help people facing parenting concerns, relationship strain, stress, anxiety, and grief.
Kathy speaks English and sees clients from the United States and internationally. Kathy uses approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, client-centered methods, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She prefers practical work in sessions - identifying what matters, testing small changes, and teaching skills that fit daily life.
Background and approach
Sessions are shaped around each person's goals and circumstances. Her background includes a focus on trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, anger, self-esteem, and career stress. She also supports people dealing with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, compassion fatigue, and complex grief.
Additional topics she addresses include attachment issues, communication problems, body image, and caregiver stress. Kathy is careful about scope of practice and will refer to medical or psychiatric providers when concerns require consultation. That referral approach helps make sure clients get coordinated care when a medical opinion or medication evaluation is needed.
Therapy with her blends talk work and skills practice. She aims to help clients function better and meet goals they set together. People can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit their schedules.
What Kathleen works with
Everything Kathleen lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kathleen helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kathleen lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Using therapy approaches that work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters and take small steps toward those values while tolerating difficult feelings. It is often useful for anxiety, stress, and parenting challenges where action matters more than getting rid of every feeling. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how past relationships shape current patterns and helps people change how they connect and respond in important relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match goals, preferences, and daily life demands. That may mean combining ACT with CBT skills or adding DBT strategies for emotion regulation when needed.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy schedules. Video suits deeper conversational work and skills practice, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports a quick check-in, and text messaging helps with brief coaching or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent despite work, school, or caregiving obligations.
Questions people ask about Kathleen
What concerns does she address related to parenting?
She helps people navigate parenting stress, blended family challenges, and parenting-related anger or communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is practical and collaborative, using ACT, CBT, DBT, attachment work, and client-centered methods to build skills and clarify values.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience working as a therapist in clinical settings and independent practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - based in Florida.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Yes, she accepts international clients and conducts sessions with people outside the U.S.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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