Kathleen Nealon , LCSW

Kathleen Nealon is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida with 12 years of clinical experience. She approaches therapy as a process of accompaniment, providing a steady, compassionate presence while listening closely to understand each person's unique circumstances and strengths.

Kathleen uses a flexible, individualized method that draws on several evidence-informed strategies, including psychodynamic work, systems thinking, solution-focused techniques, cognitive behavioral methods, and motivational interviewing. Her practice emphasizes the therapeutic relationship, a strength-based perspective, and a trauma-informed lens to address a range of concerns such as trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, ADHD, anxiety, addiction, depression, relationship and family issues, and more.

Her background includes extensive cross-cultural work, including five years living and working in Haiti, and experience alongside people affected by natural disaster, homelessness, addiction recovery, and end-of-life care. An undergraduate degree in special education informs her skill supporting people who learn or think differently. Kathleen offers services in English and Haitian Creole and focuses on helping individuals navigate life transitions, heal from past wounds, and build practical coping strategies for improved well-being.

Evidence-Based Approaches Delivered Online

Kathleen commonly integrates cognitive behavioral techniques to help people identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors - an approach that is often useful for anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties, and stress management. She also uses motivational interviewing to support ambivalence and readiness for change, which can be helpful for addiction, lifestyle adjustments, and goal-directed work. Solution-focused strategies are employed to highlight strengths, set practical goals, and build steps toward measurable change.

Choosing the right approach is part of the collaborative process. Kathleen works with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, preferences, and goals, adjusting techniques over time as progress evolves and new priorities emerge.

Online therapy with Kathleen can take place by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These options make it easier to access therapeutic support from varied locations and to continue work through life transitions without added travel barriers, while still engaging with licensed professionals and therapists trained in evidence-based care.