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Dr. Kathleen Bailey, LMFT
Utah
LMFT - Stress and Relationship Concerns
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Attachment-based work
- Client-centered focus
About Kathleen
Dr. Kathleen Bailey is an LMFT licensed in Utah with 20 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. She also addresses parenting, intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, career transitions, and compassion fatigue.
Her approach is practical and conversational. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside attachment-based and client-centered methods to notice unhelpful thoughts and try new responses. Sessions tend to focus on concrete steps people can take between meetings.
Dr. Bailey draws on a variety of approaches to match what each person needs. She includes emotionally-focused and existential perspectives when helpful, and adapts her focus to the issue at hand. This means work may include looking at how relationships shape feelings, learning new behavior patterns, or examining beliefs that get in the way.
Her background includes long experience addressing substance use and addiction issues as well as relationship and trauma-related concerns. She has worked with people facing bereavement, caregiver stress, and complex relational situations including infidelity and non-monogamous arrangements. Her clinical range also covers attachment issues, blended family challenges, and first responder stress.
Sessions are conducted in English and are based in Utah. Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, people select the online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Practical approaches for online sessions
Dr. Bailey works from approaches that focus on thoughts, relationships, and the person in the room. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going, and it offers specific exercises to try between sessions to change those patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns affect emotion and closeness, which can help with trust, intimacy, and repeated relationship problems.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy elements that prioritize listening and building a collaborative working relationship. Together the therapist and client review what helps, try different techniques, and choose the methods that fit the client's goals. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work and is decided together based on needs and preferences.
If you want to use online sessions, confirm the exact session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it simpler to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, it can reduce travel, allow shorter check-ins during a work break, or avoid the need to be on camera if that helps a person engage. Licensed professionals adapt activities for the online setting so practical CBT exercises, attachment-focused conversations, and client-centered check-ins can still be part of the process.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
California, Utah
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and related areas such as parenting, sleep, and career changes.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
CBT is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and to practice concrete behavior changes between sessions.
What is her clinical background?
She has 20 years of experience and a long history working with substance use, relationship issues, trauma, and grief.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LMFT licensed in Utah and works from Utah.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.