- Years in practice
- 6
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Kathlena
Kathlena Reed is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who helps people navigate stress, mood changes, and addiction concerns. She takes a practical, down-to-earth approach and focuses on clear steps people can use between sessions. Her work often centers on parenting concerns alongside anxiety, depression, and trauma-related issues.
Kathlena combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to teach skills for managing emotion and behavior. She also uses Motivational Interviewing to support change and Trauma-Focused Therapy when past events are part of the struggle.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to be collaborative, with goals set together and progress reviewed regularly. Clients can expect a mix of skill-building, problem-solving, and exploration of how past experiences affect current choices. Kathlena draws on six years of clinical experience in addiction and mental health settings to shape her practical tools.
She pays attention to co-occurring concerns like mood disorders and substance use when they emerge. Topics she commonly addresses include postpartum depression, bipolar mood swings, ADHD-related challenges, and the guilt or shame that can follow trauma or addiction. She also supports work on life purpose, self-love, and forgiveness as part of broader healing.
Sessions are offered in English and conducted remotely for people located in Florida. Kathlena prioritizes a respectful, nonjudgmental tone and aims to help people take small, meaningful steps toward more stable days.
What Kathlena works with
Everything Kathlena lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kathlena helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Bipolar disorder
- ADHD
- Co-morbidity
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
Approaches Kathlena lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Using proven approaches in online therapy
Kathlena commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy in online work. CBT looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical steps to change unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and parenting stress. Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process distressing memories and their effects, using careful, gradual techniques when past events keep affecting daily life.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and preferences, then recommend methods to try. That process is collaborative and can shift as needs change over time.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy schedules. Video is good for face-to-face conversations and skill practice. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when a longer check-in is needed without being on camera. Live chat and text work well for brief check-ins, coaching between sessions, or people who prefer typing.
Questions people ask about Kathlena
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, depression, bipolar disorder, and ADHD, plus related problems like guilt, shame, and life purpose.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and collaborative, mixing skill teaching with talk therapy. Sessions focus on clear steps and coping tools people can use between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of experience working in addiction and mental health treatment settings.
What credentials and region apply to this clinician?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) licensed in Florida.
In what languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
More therapists for parents in Florida
All in Florida
Paula Schneider
LCSW
Florida 20 years in practice
Practical, respectful therapy for parenting and relationships
- Addictions
- Relationship
- Family
Deana Duckenfield
LMHC, LPC
Florida 6 years in practice
Practical, goal-focused support for parents
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
Arielle Simpson
LMHC
Florida 12 years in practice
Supportive LMHC for parenting stress
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief