01 · Who Kathleen works with

Kathleen works with stress, Anxiety, relationship issues and anger management

Kathleen lists 11 specialisms and 16 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Kathleen chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Kathleen's own words

What Kathleen says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

I am a licensed clinical social worker with over twenty years of experience in Jacksonville, Florida. I have worked with a variety of clients including birth parents, adoptive parents, active duty military and their spouses, veterans as well as others addressing anxiety, communication, confidence, trauma, abuse and other issues.

My counseling style is interactive, warm and I often inject humor into our sessions. I am non-judgmental and treat everyone with respect. I use solution focused therapy in order to assist you in meeting your goals and objectives. Your treatment plan will be designed to meet your specific and unique goals and may be changed as needed.

It has been my experience that clients have more insight into their issues than they realize and often reach their goals faster than they anticipate once they recognize what needs to be done. I look forward to meeting you and assisting you with your goals. Thank you for reaching out!

Kathleen Stevens, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026

03 · How Kathleen works

The 1 approach Kathleen lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Kathleen lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Kathleen's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Kathleen runs a session.

Solution-Focused Brief TherapySFBT

Starts from where you want to end up rather than from how you got here. Sessions look for the times the problem is already smaller and work out what is different about those, so the number of sessions tends to be short and the work concrete.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Kathleen practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Kathleen's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Kathleen at this point.

2. Naming Kathleen specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Kathleen is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Kathleen.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

3 questions worth asking Kathleen

Built from what Kathleen actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Kathleen's - Kathleen has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “With 31 years in, what has changed most in how you work?”

  Long experience is only an advantage if it has been examined. This tends to surface whether it has.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LCSW

Licensed in

Florida

Licence

FL LCSW SW7041

Licence number

SW7041

Licence expires

31 Mar 2027

NPI

1407860034

Years in practice

31

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Not accepted

Listed since

15 May 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Kathleen's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

Maker Therapy is not BetterHelp, does not take bookings, and has not met Kathleen. There are no reviews or ratings on this page because we have no way to verify one. If you start therapy through a link here, we may be paid a commission - it does not change your price and it does not affect who appears here or in what order.

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