Kathleen Carpentier, LCSW

Kathleen Carpentier is a Florida-based licensed clinical social worker with 22 years of experience. She supports people facing depression, addiction, trauma and relationship challenges. Kathleen works with individuals dealing with intimacy concerns and career stress, and she offers affirming care for gender identity and non-monogamous relationships.

Her practice focuses on practical steps and steady collaboration. Sessions look at patterns that keep people stuck and develop ways to test small changes. Kathleen draws on approaches that help clients notice values, shift unhelpful thoughts, and strengthen emotional connection.

She has extensive experience with first responders and veterans, and with multicultural and HIV/AIDS related issues. Kathleen also helps people navigating grief, end-of-life decisions, hoarding, jealousy, and infidelity. Those topics often combine with sleep disruption and low self-esteem, so she addresses the whole picture.

In sessions she uses direct conversation, reflective listening, and structured exercises. Clients can expect a calm, pragmatic style that still leaves room for feelings and meaning. Kathleen aims to help people build resilience and clearer choices rather than quick fixes.

Her work emphasizes collaboration and gradual progress. She meets people where they are and tailors strategies to each person's life. If someone wants steady support while sorting relationships, trauma, or addictive patterns, Kathleen focuses on practical next steps and longer term coping skills.

Approaches that translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values. It is often used for depression, anxiety about life changes, and patterns like avoidance. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on how emotions shape relationships and helps people notice interaction cycles and create new ways of responding. It can be helpful for intimacy-related concerns and repairing connection. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns, which can aid with sleep, mood, and addictive behaviors.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kathleen will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals and preferences. That means trying things, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than prescribing a single path from the start.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the specific session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online options can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people continue care across locations, which can help when schedules or circumstances change.