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Dr. Charlotte Kennedy

Experienced Tennessee psychologist focused on practical growth

TN Psychologist 671 Tennessee

Experience
40 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Anger
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Charlotte

Dr. Charlotte Kennedy brings 40 years of clinical experience to her Tennessee practice, offering help for a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting and family problems, eating and sleeping difficulties, ADHD, and career or coaching needs.

Background and approach

She is known for attending closely to each person’s story and for working to strengthen coping skills, communication, and self-esteem while addressing practical life changes. Her work integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with client-centered and mindfulness-informed techniques to help clients identify unhelpful patterns, regulate emotions, and build new habits that support daily functioning.

Motivational Interviewing is used when clients seek change and need a collaborative way to explore readiness and goals. Dr.

Kennedy emphasizes respect for individual backgrounds and tailors interventions to the issues presented, whether those involve caregiving stress, body image concerns, fertility or cancer-related challenges, or the effects of disaster and loss. Therapy with Dr.

Kennedy aims to be a compassionate, goal-focused process that helps people reclaim agency, repair relationships, and develop durable strategies for managing life’s demands.

Practical approaches for online therapy and lasting change

Dr. Kennedy commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to distress and then practice alternative responses; CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and sleep or eating difficulties. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes empathetic listening and collaboration so clients can explore goals and build self-understanding at their own pace. These methods can be combined with mindfulness techniques to strengthen present-moment awareness and emotion regulation.

Choosing the right combination of approaches is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to clarify goals, consider preferred methods, and adjust techniques over time so treatment matches changing needs and readiness for change.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or medical demands. Those options allow for consistent contact and practical skill practice between meetings, making it easier to sustain progress while fitting therapy into a busy life.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist help with?
She works with many presenting issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and sleeping issues, ADHD, and career or coaching matters.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
The style blends client-centered listening with active, skills-based work such as CBT and mindfulness practices to help clients change patterns and manage emotions.
How much experience does the therapist have?
Dr. Kennedy has practiced for 40 years, bringing long-term clinical experience to a wide range of mental health and life concerns.
What credentials and where is the therapist located?
She is credentialed as TN Psychologist 671 and provides services based in Tennessee.
Can non-English speakers or international clients be seen?
Sessions are offered in English and the therapist is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for online work?
Clients can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to what fits their schedule and needs.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesAnger managementDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterEating and food-related issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational Interviewing

Experience

40+ years

Licensed

Tennessee

Languages

English