Dr. Charlotte Kennedy, TN Psychologist
Experienced psychologist focused on practical parenting support
Book with Charlotte- Years in practice
- 40
- Credentials
- TN Psychologist
- Licensed in
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Anger management
About Charlotte
Dr. Charlotte Kennedy is a Tennessee psychologist with 40 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting concerns. She focuses on everyday problems that make life harder - sleep and eating issues, relationship and intimacy questions, career strain, and grief.
Her work also covers trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and major life changes. Her style is warm and practical. Sessions aim to make sense of what is happening now and find steps that fit a person's life.
Background and approach
Conversations are straightforward and goal-oriented, with plenty of space to talk through feelings and practical coping strategies. Dr. Kennedy uses several evidence-based approaches, but keeps language simple in sessions.
She draws on client-centered methods to listen deeply, cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity, and motivational interviewing to build commitment to change. People meet her to work on communication problems, blended family pressures, caregiving stress, body image and self-esteem, or challenges tied to illness and aging.
She also helps those coping with abandonment, first responder stress, fertility concerns, and other focused difficulties. Her long practice offers steady experience while adapting to each person's needs. Sessions are offered in English and conducted from Tennessee.
She holds the credential TN Psychologist 671 and uses straightforward tools to help people move forward.
What Charlotte works with
Everything Charlotte lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Charlotte helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Charlotte lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches adapt to online care
Dr. Kennedy commonly uses client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral therapy in her online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, understanding personal goals, and helping people feel heard so they can make changes at their own pace. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and change unhelpful patterns.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to identify priorities, try methods that match their goals, and adjust over time. Clients have a say in pacing, tools, and which techniques feel most useful for daily life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual cues and a fuller conversation matter. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging are helpful for quick tracking, short reflections, or when writing out thoughts feels easier. These options give flexibility so therapy can fit work, parenting, or caregiving schedules.
Questions people ask about Charlotte
What concerns does Dr. Kennedy help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting, sleep and eating problems, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and related concerns such as caregiver stress and body image.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm, direct, and practical. She listens closely, helps people set clear goals, and uses simple steps to reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four decades of experience working with a wide range of issues and life stages, bringing steady clinical perspective to ongoing and sudden challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She practices in Tennessee and is listed as TN Psychologist 671.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer online?
She works using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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