About Kathleen
Dr. Kathleen Bailey helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, and relationship struggles. She also supports people dealing with trauma, parenting strain, career change, sleep problems, self-esteem concerns, and intimacy-related issues.
Dr. Bailey brings two decades of clinical experience to her work in Utah as an LMFT. Her style is warm and interactive.
She treats people with respect and aims to avoid stigmatizing labels. Sessions focus on practical conversation about what is happening now and what you want to change.
How Kathleen works
Dr. Bailey combines several approaches to shape a plan that fits each person. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at patterns formed in close relationships, and she uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior.
Emotionally-focused ideas guide work on stronger emotional connection and processing feelings. She also uses existential themes to help people find meaning during life transitions and to face big questions that can underlie anxiety or depression. The therapist adapts the mix of methods to the issue and the person rather than using one fixed recipe.
Over her career she has worked extensively with substance-related concerns and with people who have experienced trauma or emotional abuse. She incorporates clients' values and beliefs into the plan when helpful. The process begins with a short assessment and a collaborative goal-setting conversation to make sure sessions stay focused on real changes you want to see.
Kathleen lists 15 ways of working on the entry:
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
What Kathleen works with
The areas below are the ones Kathleen selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Utah |
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Online support options
Approaches and online therapy that fit your life
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns shape how people respond to stress and connection. It helps when repeated relationship patterns cause pain or distance. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and building a trusting dialogue so people can find their own answers and feel more understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and then practices clearer thinking and new actions to reduce anxiety and improve mood.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, past experiences, and preferences, then choose or blend methods that fit. That discussion can shift over time as progress is made and new priorities emerge.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and emotional work. Phone sessions can be simpler when a shorter check-in is needed or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, processing thoughts between sessions, or for people who prefer writing. These options provide flexibility for scheduling and different ways to stay engaged in the work.
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