Therapist profile
Dr. Kathleen "Kathy" Meeks, LMFT
Florida
LMFT - Relationships and Attachment
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- Credentials
- LMFT
- License
- LMFT, Florida / MT3995
- NPI
- 1760983456
- Experience
- 13 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Florida
About
- Codependency concerns
- Trauma and abuse
- Values-based work
About Kathleen
Dr. Kathleen "Kathy" Meeks is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in Florida with 13 years of experience. She focuses on relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, anxiety, depression, parenting, and related struggles such as codependency and attachment difficulties. Kathy speaks English and accepts international clients.
Kathy uses practical talk and specific techniques in sessions. She draws from cognitive behavioral tools to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and habits. She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current reactions.
Her approach often includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take small committed steps toward them. Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools are used when stronger emotion regulation skills are needed. Sessions emphasize concrete strategies rather than abstract concepts.
Kathy is clear about scope of practice and will refer to medical specialists when concerns fall outside therapy. Her LMFT credential is listed as FL LMFT.
People who struggle with people-pleasing, trouble saying no, or feeling lost in relationships will find a direct focus on boundaries and communication. She also addresses caregiving stress, grief, and life transitions with short-term strategies and longer-term planning.
To begin, Kathy asks people to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Fees vary by location and are handled through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
How Kathy’s approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. In online sessions this looks like setting specific behavior goals and tracking progress between meetings. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship experiences shape current ways of relating. Online conversations use that lens to map patterns and rehearse different responses in everyday interactions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and introduces practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. Via remote sessions, CBT often includes short homework tasks and real-time problem solving. Finding the right approach is part of the work and will be decided together. The therapist will review your goals, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust techniques based on what helps most. That collaborative process aims to build skills you can use outside sessions. The biography does not specify exact session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, shorten check-ins when needed, and allow for camera-off conversations or phone calls if that helps manage energy or attention. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to suit remote meetings so therapy can fit into everyday life.Areas of focus
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related problems, anxiety, depression, parenting stress, and related areas including codependency and attachment difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She combines practical techniques from CBT, ACT, DBT, and attachment-based approaches to focus on skills, values, and relationship patterns in everyday life.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of clinical experience working with individual concerns and relationship-related issues.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LMFT licensed in Florida and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a 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 at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.