About Charlotte
Dr. Charlotte Kennedy offers support for stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, grief, trauma, and life changes. She also helps with anger, eating and sleeping problems, parenting challenges, self-esteem, career decisions, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.
Dr. Kennedy is based in Tennessee and brings direct, practical help to each session. She keeps sessions focused and straightforward.
People can expect a calm, listening presence that asks clear questions and helps identify concrete next steps.
How Charlotte works
Sessions aim to reduce overwhelm and build usable skills for daily life. The first visits often map out immediate goals and simple practices to try between meetings. Her methods draw on client-centered listening, cognitive-behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing.
These approaches are used to notice unhelpful patterns, try small changes, and strengthen motivation. Treatment plans are adjusted as progress and needs become clearer. Dr.
Kennedy has worked in clinical settings for 40 years and holds the credential TN Psychologist 671. That background shapes a steady, experienced style that values clear communication and realistic goals. She focuses on making therapy feel manageable for people with busy lives.
Sessions use conversational language rather than technical terms. The goal is to help people feel understood and to teach tools they can use right away. Practical steps, homework when helpful, and regular review of progress are part of the work.
Charlotte lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Charlotte works with
The areas below are the ones Charlotte selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | TN Psychologist |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 40 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Tennessee |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and following each person's priorities. The therapist creates space for people to describe what matters most and helps them find their own solutions to problems. This approach works well for stress, relationship concerns, and decisions about life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It helps spot patterns that increase anxiety or low mood, and it uses small experiments and skills practice to change those patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and managing anger.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and try techniques together, adjusting methods based on what fits the person's goals and preferences. That collaborative process helps build a plan that feels practical and realistic.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different schedules and needs. Video calls are good for in-depth conversations and visual connection. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and text are useful for shorter check-ins and ongoing coaching between visits. These options make it easier to keep momentum and fit therapy into a busy life.
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