Therapist profile
Kathleen Stevens
Practical, goal-focused therapy with warmth
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- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Goal oriented
- Warm and interactive
About Kathleen
Her style is interactive and often lightened with gentle humor. She takes a respectful, non-judgmental stance and works to create a space where people can be honest about their struggles. Kathleen uses Solution-Focused Therapy to help clients identify small, effective steps that move them toward their goals.
Work in sessions centers on what matters most to each person. Kathleen helps people clarify priorities, try concrete strategies, and check progress over time. Plans are shaped around individual needs and can be adjusted as circumstances change.
She has long experience addressing worries such as anxiety, stress, grief, and depression. Other common concerns she addresses include relationship and communication problems, parenting strain, trauma and abuse, and workplace issues. Kathleen also supports people dealing with identity and life-purpose questions, body image, and caregiver stress.
Clients often leave sessions with practical next steps they can test between meetings. Kathleen expects therapy to be a shared process where insight leads to small, manageable changes. She welcomes questions about how her approach might fit a person’s situation.
How Solution-Focused Methods Work Online
Solution-Focused Therapy focuses on strengths and small practical steps. It helps people identify what is already working, set clear short-term goals, and try manageable actions between sessions. This approach often suits stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, grief, and life changes because it emphasizes quick, concrete progress rather than lengthy exploration.Kathleen’s approach is collaborative. She works with each person to choose methods that fit their needs and goals. Together they track what helps and revise plans if something isn’t working. Finding the right fit is part of the process and can be adjusted as therapy continues.
Details about the exact online session formats for Kathleen are not listed here, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example shorter check-ins around work breaks or avoiding travel time. It can also allow consistent weekly meetings when schedules are tight. Licensed professionals, including Kathleen, can adapt practical techniques to the online setting and focus sessions on real, testable steps you can use between meetings.
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Experience
31+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and communication problems, parenting strain, workplace issues, and life transitions among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is interactive and warm, often including gentle humor. She focuses on practical steps and clear goals rather than lengthy theory.
How much experience does she have?
She has 31 years of experience practicing as a social worker and clinician in Florida.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - practicing in Florida.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How is payment handled?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.