- Years in practice
- 7
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Kasey
Kasey Polk is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with seven years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and parenting strains. Kasey aims to build a calm, practical space where people can name their struggles and try manageable steps toward change.
Her style centers on clear, straightforward conversation and tools that can be used in daily life.
Background and approach
She draws on approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and mindfulness to help people manage strong emotions and shift unhelpful patterns. Sessions often include skill practice, values clarification, and goal setting. Kasey commonly supports people dealing with grief, relationship stress, addiction concerns, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and issues connected to past abuse or trauma.
She also helps those facing chronic illness, attachment questions, co-occurring conditions, and challenges with guilt or shame. The work may involve learning emotion regulation skills and building routines that reduce overwhelm. In sessions she treats clients as collaborators.
She listens for strengths, highlights what is already working, and helps set realistic next steps. The focus is on usable strategies rather than abstract labels. People who prefer a direct, skills-focused approach tend to do well with her.
She communicates plainly, offers tools to try between sessions, and reviews progress as goals evolve.
What Kasey works with
Everything Kasey lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kasey helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
Approaches Kasey lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- 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.
Therapeutic approaches suited to online care
Kasey often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small committed actions toward them while accepting uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. It can help with anxiety, depression, and parenting stress by shifting attention to what matters most.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Online CBT sessions typically include practical exercises and homework that translate well to video or text work, useful for mood disorders, anxiety, and coping with life changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Kasey discusses goals and preferences with each person and adjusts methods over time. This collaborative process helps pick strategies that fit the client’s rhythm and needs.
Online therapy offers flexibility across several formats: live video calls for in-depth conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth or screen time is limited, live chat for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between visits. These options make it easier to fit sessions around busy days, quick work breaks, or times when a shorter check-in is the most practical choice.
Questions people ask about Kasey
What concerns does Kasey help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting challenges, relationship strain, grief, low self-esteem, and related issues listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Kasey uses a direct, collaborative approach that mixes skill teaching with values work and mindfulness. Sessions often include exercises to practice between meetings.
What is her clinical background?
She has seven years of experience supporting people with mood disorders, trauma, attachment concerns, and co-occurring conditions among other areas.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Texas and practices from that region.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.
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