Kathleen Nealon

Kathleen Nealon is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people navigate big life changes and painful moments. She offers calm, steady support and listens closely to understand each person’s situation before suggesting next steps. Many people come to her for help with grief, stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, or problems tied to trauma and abuse.

Kathleen adapts her work to each person rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan. She often draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioral methods, solution-focused techniques, motivational interviewing, psychodynamic ideas, and systems thinking. Her practice emphasizes strengths and a trauma-informed viewpoint.

She brings about 12 years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker, plus additional years of community work and international experience, including time living and working in Haiti. That background shapes how she understands culture, hardship, and resilience.

In sessions she focuses on building a trusting relationship and helping people identify practical steps they can try between meetings. That might include changing unhelpful thought patterns, setting manageable goals, or finding ways to reduce overwhelming stress.

Her interests include coping with life changes, ADHD, addiction recovery, relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep problems, bipolar and mood issues, and parenting stress. She offers services in English and Haitian Creole and works from Florida.

How her approaches translate to online work

Many of Kathleen’s methods focus on practical steps and clear goals. Cognitive behavioral techniques look at how thoughts and behaviors interact and help people try small changes to improve mood and daily functioning. Solution-focused work emphasizes identifying what is already working and building on those practical strengths to move forward.

She also uses motivational interviewing to support people who are weighing change, helping them find their own reasons and readiness for different choices. Psychodynamic and systems ideas inform how she explores relationship patterns and background influences that shape current struggles. Together, these approaches help with grief, transitions, stress, and trauma-related concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kathleen collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and what feels helpful in session. She may try a mix of strategies and adjust as progress is made.

The biography does not specify which online formats are offered, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can use remote sessions to maintain continuity during life changes and to keep steady momentum while people work toward their goals.