Kenlo McGowan

Calm-focused, practical therapy for life challenges

LPC Pennsylvania

Experience: 10 years in practice
Focus areas: Addictions, Grief, Self esteem
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Kenlo

Kenlo McGowan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania who brings a decade of professional experience to her work. She emphasizes cognitive behavioral techniques within a solution-focused framework, helping clients identify and change unhelpful thinking and behaviors that maintain stress, anxiety, addictions, or relationship difficulties.

Background and approach

Her approach blends practical skill-building with empathic, nonjudgmental support to help clients set and pursue achievable goals.

Her practice addresses a broad range of concerns including addiction and substance-related issues, grief and loss, self-esteem struggles, career and job-related stress, coping with life changes, trauma and abuse, mood challenges such as depression and bipolar symptoms, sleeping and eating difficulties, and compassion fatigue.

Additional focus areas include abandonment, caregiver stress, codependency, communication and commitment problems, family of origin issues, divorce and separation, and forgiveness work. McGowan also draws on mindfulness-informed strategies and elements of dialectical behavior therapy and motivational interviewing when they fit a client’s needs.

Sessions are conducted in English and are arranged to match individual availability. Prospective clients are invited to begin by completing a brief matching questionnaire and scheduling according to the therapist’s availability.

CBT and Practical Strategies for Online Care

Kenlo McGowan frequently uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients recognize patterns of thinking that contribute to distress and to practice concrete skills that change unhelpful behaviors. CBT is well suited for addressing anxiety, stress, mood concerns, and habits related to sleep, eating, or substance use.

She also incorporates client-centered principles that prioritize empathy, acceptance, and the client’s own goals, creating space for individuals to guide the focus of work. When appropriate, elements of dialectical behavior therapy are used to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills to help manage intense emotions and conflict.

Finding the right mix of approaches is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to identify goals, try out techniques, and adjust methods based on what feels most effective and feasible for the client’s circumstances.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexible ways to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied lifestyles. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to access support from home, while allowing the therapist and client to tailor session frequency and communication style to the client’s needs.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does this therapist address?

Kenlo McGowan works with many concerns including addictions, grief, self-esteem, career and job stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, bipolar and depression, and compassion fatigue.

What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?

Her practice emphasizes a solution-focused orientation with cognitive behavioral strategies, supplemented by client-centered, mindfulness, dialectical behavior therapy, and motivational interviewing techniques as appropriate.

How much clinical experience does the therapist have?

The therapist has 10 years of professional experience working with adults across a wide range of life issues and clinical concerns.

What are the therapist's credentials and location?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with license number PA LPC PC008933.

Can sessions be conducted in other languages or with international clients?

Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available for therapy?

Clients can work with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs and schedule.

How are fees and payment structured?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are involved in beginning therapy?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Addictions Grief Self esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disorders Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacks Post-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania

Languages

English