Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Kathleen works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Kathleen
Kathleen Wakefield is a licensed mental health counselor with 20 years of practice in Florida. She focuses on helping people with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and major life changes. People come to her for help with relationships, self-esteem, grief, addiction concerns, and career stress.
Her work is straightforward and practical. She listens first, then helps people break problems into manageable steps. She teaches coping skills and ways to handle strong emotions like anger.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to restore daily functioning and reduce overwhelm. Kathleen draws on a range of evidence-based therapeutic techniques to fit each person's needs. She has particular experience supporting young adults, veterans, and first responders, and she also works with concerns such as postpartum depression, blended family issues, and end-of-life questions.
In sessions she focuses on building skills that people can use right away. That includes stress-management tools, strategies for healthier relationships, and steps to rebuild self-worth. She helps clients practice new habits and measure small progress over time.
Her style is collaborative and respectful. She encourages honest conversation and sets clear goals together with each person. Kathleen aims to create a steady, supportive space where people can work through painful experiences and move toward more stable daily life.
What Kathleen works with
Everything Kathleen lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Kathleen's practice.
- 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 and flexible online care
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques are used to address emotional and behavioral challenges. One common approach emphasizes skill building for emotion regulation and stress management, teaching steps people can use when anger or anxiety spike. Another approach focuses on processing difficult experiences and reducing their day-to-day impact through structured conversation and coping strategies. Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Kathleen will work with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust the plan as progress is made. The process is collaborative so clients can see what helps and what needs changing. Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people have sessions that feel most like in-person meetings. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, homework review, or ongoing support between sessions. These options offer flexibility for scheduling, shorter check-ins during a workday, or ongoing written reflection that some people find helpful.Questions people ask about Kathleen
What concerns does she address?
Kathleen helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship and self-esteem issues. She also works with grief, addictions, career strain, and major life transitions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She listens first, then teaches coping skills and steps clients can use between sessions.
What experience does she bring?
She has 20 years of clinical experience working with a variety of concerns and life stages. That experience informs her approach to anger, trauma, and life-change work.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a licensed mental health counselor, FL LMHC, practicing in Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is billed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.