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Kitty Bartley

Compassionate therapist focused on practical change

LMHC Florida

Experience
20 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Self esteem, Depression
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English
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About Kitty

Kitty Bartley brings two decades of helping people navigate life’s challenges to her practice in Florida.

Background and approach

She began her professional journey as a social worker in Ohio and later trained and practiced as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida, drawing on personal experience with therapy to shape her approach.

Her work emphasizes practical skills and techniques clients can use long after sessions end, with a focus on reshaping unhelpful thought patterns and building healthier responses to stress and life transitions. Kitty uses a range of evidence-informed methods, including cognitive behavioral tools, acceptance-based strategies, and client-centered techniques to tailor support to each person’s needs.

She guides clients through emotion regulation, coping with anxiety or depression, recovery from trauma or addiction, and challenges like grief, relationship strain, career concerns, or compassion fatigue. Her aim is to teach durable strategies so clients can reprogram negative mental habits into more adaptive patterns.

Clients can expect a collaborative, skills-focused style that values practical outcomes and personal growth. Kitty works in English and offers multiple online session formats to improve accessibility for people in Florida.

Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online



Kitty integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) into her online work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching concrete skills for managing responses. ACT encourages acceptance of difficult emotions while clarifying personal values and taking committed action, which is useful for coping with life changes, grief, and chronic distress.

Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to assess goals, preferences, and the presenting concerns, then adapt techniques from these methods to create a personalized plan that fits the client's needs and pace.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats allow clients in Florida to access regular skill-building work, coaching-style supports, and short check-ins without commuting, which can make it easier to maintain continuity and integrate therapeutic tools into daily life.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Kitty commonly address?
She works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and relationship and intimacy-related issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style emphasizes practical skill-building and collaborative work, combining cognitive behavioral techniques with acceptance and client-centered approaches to help clients change unhelpful thought patterns and coping strategies.
What is her professional background?
She began as a social worker in Ohio and has 20 years of experience overall, later becoming a Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in Florida.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is credentialed as an LMHC with licensure noted as FL LMHC MH10053 and practices in Florida.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability; services are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Prospective clients should select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietySelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changesCoaching

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English