About Kitty
Kitty Bartley is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) working in Florida with two decades of professional experience. She began her helping career as a social worker in Ohio and moved into counseling after personal experiences with therapy reshaped her life. Kitty focuses on teaching practical skills people can use every day.
She aims to help clients replace negative self-talk with healthier patterns. Her work is direct and skill-based. She uses techniques drawn from cognitive approaches and mindfulness so people can change unhelpful thinking and manage strong emotions.
How Kitty works
Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with concrete tools to practice between meetings. Kitty often frames change as retraining the brain - using repeated, simple strategies to build new habits. People come to her for a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, anger, career challenges, and relationship or intimacy-related issues.
She also supports those dealing with trauma, compassion fatigue, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and LGBT-related stressors. Her approach combines structured interventions with listening and empathy. Kitty blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive-behavioral techniques, dialectical skills, existential questions, and client-centered listening.
That mix helps clients learn skills and make meaning from difficult experiences. Sessions are paced to each person’s needs and focus on practical change. She offers therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
Conversations move at a steady, workable pace and emphasize real-world strategies you can use now.
Kitty lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Kitty works with
The areas below are the ones Kitty selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small actions that move someone toward a meaningful life, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and behavior; it is useful for anxiety, stress, and mood problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills to help manage strong emotions and improve relationships.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs and then adapt methods to fit those priorities. This means techniques may be combined and adjusted over time as progress and needs change.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video sessions support face-to-face interaction and in-session practice, phone work can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and text messaging helps with ongoing prompts and reminders. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, family, and other commitments while keeping therapy consistent.
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