About Kennedy
Kennedy Fowle is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on stress and anxiety. She also supports people dealing with parenting challenges, self-esteem struggles, depression, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Kennedy wants to make starting therapy feel do-able and straightforward for worried parents and adults.
She uses plain talk and practical steps in sessions. Kennedy helps people notice patterns in thoughts and behaviors. Then she works with them to try small changes that can ease day-to-day stress and improve focus.
Background and approach
Her approach blends several methods, including cognitive behavioral tools to reframe unhelpful thoughts and dialectical skills to manage strong emotions. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck about making changes. Solution-focused techniques keep sessions goal-oriented and brief when that fits.
Kennedy has three years of professional experience and holds LCSW and LICSW credentials in Oregon and Washington. She aims to create a calm space where people can name what’s hard and try new ways of coping. Sessions are practical and collaborative rather than lecturing.
Common issues she addresses include attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, chronic pain or illness, codependency, communication problems, dissociation, eating-related struggles, feelings of emptiness, guilt or shame, impulsivity, isolation, and mood problems. Kennedy listens for what matters most to each person and helps shape steps that fit their life.
Her style suits people who want clear direction, emotional skills, and realistic plans for change. She encourages steady progress and checks in often to adjust the plan as needed.
How Kennedy’s approaches fit online therapy
CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on spotting unhelpful thought patterns and testing new ways of thinking and acting to reduce anxiety and improve mood. It works well for stress, worry, and concentration problems such as ADHD related difficulties.DBT, dialectical behavior therapy, emphasizes emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. Those skills help when emotions feel overwhelming or when relationships and communication are causing repeated stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Kennedy will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. She uses that discussion to combine CBT, DBT, and solution-focused steps in a plan that fits the individual.
Online sessions can make therapy easier to fit into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be good for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging let someone send thoughts in the moment, follow up between sessions, or use therapy without being on camera. These options offer flexibility and make it simpler to practice skills between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Washington, Oregon
- Languages
- English
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