Therapist profile
Kathleen Wakefield , LMHC
Florida LMHC - Family and parenting focus
Continue with KathleenAbout
- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- Blended family issues
About Kathleen
Kathleen Wakefield is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship tensions, parenting strain, grief, trauma, and major life changes. Her profile notes work with first responders, veterans, young adults, and people facing blended family challenges or postpartum difficulties.
She keeps sessions straightforward and practical. Kathleen helps people build clearer coping strategies and stronger self-esteem. Conversations focus on specific challenges like anger, addiction concerns, bipolar mood management, or navigating infidelity and forgiveness.
Her background includes long-term clinical practice with a range of life-stage issues and crisis-related needs. Kathleen has provided support around hospice and end-of-life concerns and assists adults working through discrimination or prejudice they have experienced. She also brings experience supporting career stress and transitions.
In sessions she listens for patterns that make daily life harder and helps develop small, workable changes. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address symptoms and life problems rather than relying on a single method. Progress is tracked through concrete goals and regular check-ins.
People who choose her often want focused help with parenting stress, grieving losses, repairing relationship routines, or managing recurring anxiety. Prospective clients are encouraged to complete the practice's matching questionnaire and schedule a first session to see if the working style fits.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how online work fits
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques are used to help people manage symptoms and improve daily functioning. One common approach focuses on practical skill building - identifying unhelpful patterns, testing small behavior changes, and practicing new responses for anxiety, anger, or mood swings. This helps with recurring stress and low mood by giving concrete tools to use between sessions.Another approach emphasizes grief, loss, and end-of-life concerns through structured conversations that honor memories and identify ways to carry on responsibilities and relationships. This style helps adults who need to reorganize life routines or cope with bereavement and hospice-related decisions.
Choosing the right method is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match techniques to the issues, goals, and preferences brought to sessions. That may mean shifting focus over time as needs change.
If you are considering online work, confirm the current session formats before booking. Online options can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten check-ins when time is limited, or avoid travel. Therapists can also adapt pacing and homework to how people live their everyday lives, helping treatment fit around work, caregiving, and other responsibilities.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with adults around stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, trauma, addiction issues, bipolar concerns, and life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses evidence-based techniques and a practical approach focused on measurable coping strategies and regular check-ins.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of clinical experience as a licensed mental health counselor.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Florida LMHC and practices from Florida.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions billed?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.