Kathleen Carpentier, LCSW

Kathleen Carpentier is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida with 22 years of experience helping people through difficult life transitions. She focuses on depression, addiction, trauma, intimacy concerns, and relationship stress. Kathleen also supports clients dealing with sleep problems, low self-esteem, and career-related strain.

Her background includes long-term work with veterans and first responders, and experience supporting people from diverse cultural backgrounds. She offers affirming care for those exploring gender identity and people in non-monogamous relationships. Kathleen also addresses issues such as HIV/AIDS, hoarding, hospice and end-of-life concerns, infidelity, and jealousy.

In sessions she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new ways of responding. She also uses Attachment-Based and Emotionally-Focused approaches to look at how relationships and early bonds shape current feelings. Her style is collaborative and straightforward, aiming to build practical skills anyone can use between sessions.

Kathleen describes her work as adaptive to each person’s needs. She helps clients set clear goals, practice new behaviors, and track small changes over time. Conversations are focused on what matters most to the individual and on steps they can take toward feeling steadier.

Kathleen provides care in English and accepts international clients. She sees people through a mix of video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging, matching the format to the person’s life and preferences.

How Kathleen’s Approaches Work Online

Kathleen uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and to try small, concrete changes that can shift daily life. CBT is useful for depression, sleep issues, and patterns tied to addiction or worry. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on values and taking action even when feelings are hard; it helps with long-standing distress and decisions about relationships or identity.

She also draws on Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current reactions and closeness. Together she and a client decide which approach or combination feels most useful. Finding the right fit is part of the work - Kathleen talks through options, checks in about what is helping, and adjusts the plan based on the client’s goals and preferences.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets you use visual cues and longer conversations, phone can be easier when bandwidth is low, chat or text can work for quick check-ins or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to keep appointments around work, caregiving, or travel while still following a clear plan of practice and progress.