Charlotte Kennedy , LMSW

Charlotte Kennedy is a licensed master social worker (LMSW) practicing in Michigan. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the fallout from trauma and abuse. Her work often centers on women's issues alongside broader adult life challenges.

She takes a direct, practical approach in sessions. Conversations cover coping skills, communication, and rebuilding self-esteem. Clients often work on real-life problems such as workplace stress, relationship strain, or major life transitions.

Charlotte uses several evidence-based methods to shape sessions. She might introduce exercises from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thinking. Mindfulness and acceptance strategies are used to help people tolerate difficult feelings without getting overwhelmed.

Attachment-focused ideas guide work with people who struggle in relationships. That can mean looking at early patterns that still influence how someone connects today. Dialectical behavior therapy tools are brought in for strong emotions and skills like emotional regulation and distress tolerance.

Over seven years she has worked with people facing addiction, grief, parenting challenges, and caregiver stress. Sessions emphasize simple, achievable steps and skills that can be practiced between meetings. The goal is clearer thinking, steadier mood, and better handling of life’s demands.

Charlotte aims to partner with each person to identify goals and track progress. She encourages regular check-ins and adjusts strategies as needed so work stays relevant and practical.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice hard thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It often involves clarifying values and taking small committed steps toward what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns with practical exercises and homework.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. From there they decide together whether ACT, CBT, attachment-based ideas, or a blend makes the most sense for the person’s situation.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video works well for deeper conversations and skill practice. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people send quick updates, ask brief questions, or keep momentum between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue care when schedules or locations change.