Kitty Bartley, LMHC - Therapist in Florida

About Kitty

Kitty Bartley is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with two decades of clinical experience. She began her career as a social worker in Ohio and later shifted into counseling after personal experiences with therapy inspired her path. Kitty draws on long practice to offer practical help for everyday problems.

She focuses on common struggles such as stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes.

Background and approach

Her work also covers addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, career stress, ADHD, bipolar challenges, and compassion fatigue. She frames these areas in straightforward terms and aims to teach tools people can use outside sessions. Kitty uses several evidence-informed approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Existential Therapy.

In sessions she helps people notice unhelpful thought patterns and try new ways of responding. The goal is useful skills rather than jargon. Her style is practical and coaching-oriented.

She offers techniques to change negative self-talk and strengthen coping skills. Kitty often guides clients step by step so they can practice new habits between meetings. Her background as a social worker and then as a licensed counselor shapes a steady, experienced perspective.

Kitty aims to pass along tools and strategies that last, helping people reframe thoughts and build healthier routines over time.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and taking small steps toward a meaningful life while accepting uncomfortable emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. DBT - Dialectical Behavior Therapy - offers skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening relationships.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, needs, and preferences and then suggest which approach or combination might fit best. Plans can be adjusted over time as progress and priorities change.

Online therapy lets people work on these approaches from home using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. That flexibility makes it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules and to practice new skills between meetings. Licensed professionals can guide homework, coach skill use in real time, and check progress without requiring a commute.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, coping with life changes, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, bipolar disorder, ADHD, career stress, compassion fatigue, trauma and abuse, LGBT concerns, and anger.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her approach is practical and coaching-oriented. She teaches skills to change negative self-talk and build coping strategies that clients can use outside sessions.

How long has she practiced?

She has 20 years of professional experience, including time as a social worker and two decades working as a licensed counselor in Florida.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with Florida license FL LMHC MH10053 and practices in Florida.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Are international clients supported?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats does she offer?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as formats for working together.

How is cost and the subscription handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Also works with

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

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 20 years
Licensed: Florida
Languages: English

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