- Years in practice
- 31
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Anger management
About Kathleen
Kathleen Stevens is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with three decades of practice in Florida. She brings steady experience to conversations about stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting, and life transitions. Her approach is warm and interactive, and she aims to help people move toward clearer goals.
Kathleen keeps sessions focused and practical. She listens without judgment and uses Solution-Focused Therapy to help clients identify small, useful changes. Humor and straightforward feedback often appear in sessions when appropriate.
Background and approach
She helps people who are coping with grief, trauma, workplace strain, self-esteem issues, and major life shifts. Kathleen also addresses concerns tied to adoption and foster care, abandonment, and caregiver stress. Her work includes attention to anger, social anxiety, and communication problems.
Most treatment plans are tailored to the person in front of her and can be adjusted as needs change. Kathleen expects clients to have insight they may not yet see, and she helps them notice practical next steps. The emphasis is on achievable progress rather than long lists of theory.
Sessions can include short-term goal work or support through longer challenges like midlife questions, divorce and separation, or post-traumatic stress. She aims to create a respectful atmosphere where people can talk through difficult topics and try out new behaviors.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kathleen lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Solution-Focused Work and Online Access
Solution-Focused Therapy centers on finding practical steps that move a person closer to their goals. It focuses on strengths and small changes people can try between sessions to see real shifts in stress, parenting challenges, or daily routines. Kathleen pairs that goal-focused method with a warm, interactive style. Together the therapist and client decide what to work on and test approaches that fit the client's life and priorities. This collaborative process makes it easier to adjust direction as needs and goals change. Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences. Video is useful when visual cues matter, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a quick check-in, and messaging supports ongoing, shorter exchanges. These options make it simpler to keep continuity of care and to fit sessions around work, school, or parenting duties.Questions people ask about Kathleen
What issues does she help address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting concerns, grief, trauma, depression, and related issues such as body image, caregiver stress, and workplace problems.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is interactive and warm with a non-judgmental stance. She often uses humor and keeps sessions focused on practical steps toward client goals.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 31 years of clinical experience working with a broad range of concerns in Florida.
What credentials and where is she based?
She holds an LCSW credential and practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does the cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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