- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Kathleen
Kathleen Wakefield is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 20 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting challenges. Kathleen aims to make therapy practical and understandable for busy adults juggling many demands.
Her background includes long work with veterans, first responders, and young adults, and she brings that experience into regular sessions. Kathleen pays attention to how life transitions and relationship stress affect day-to-day functioning.
Background and approach
She also supports people working through grief, trauma and abuse, and substance-related concerns. Sessions are collaborative and down to earth. Kathleen helps people build coping skills, regain energy, and rebuild self-esteem.
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts them to each person's needs and pace. She has a particular focus on parenting concerns, including blended family issues and postpartum depression, and helps parents find practical ways to handle everyday strain. Kathleen also addresses career stress, anger, and issues around prejudice and discrimination.
Based in Florida, Kathleen integrates hospice and end-of-life counseling, forgiveness work, and support for those dealing with infidelity or bipolar disorder into a broad practice. Her style is respectful and goal-oriented, with an emphasis on clear steps people can take between sessions.
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
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Young adult issues
Approaches that guide online care
Many clinicians draw from evidence-based techniques to help people change unhelpful patterns and build skills. One common approach focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression; it helps with stress, low mood, and everyday worries. Another useful approach teaches concrete coping skills and emotion regulation strategies so people can manage intense feelings, mood swings, or cravings in the moment and between sessions.Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work together with the client to choose methods that match goals and preferences, adjusting the focus as needs change. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to parenting concerns, grief, trauma, or mood issues.
Online formats offer several practical benefits. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversation when a deeper connection is needed. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick reflections, ongoing support, or when typing feels more comfortable than talking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and keep continuity between appointments.
Questions people ask about Kathleen
What concerns does Kathleen address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting challenges, as well as grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, bipolar disorder, and related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is compassionate and practical. Sessions focus on real-world coping strategies and clear steps people can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience working in clinical settings and with diverse concerns including veteran and first responder issues.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, and practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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