Charlotte Kennedy

Charlotte Kennedy is a licensed social worker who offers trauma-focused and practical therapy for people dealing with emotional overwhelm. She holds an LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker) and brings seven years of clinical experience in Michigan. Charlotte focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the fallout from past trauma.

She uses approaches that are grounded and direct, including Trauma-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Those methods are used to help people name problems, try different ways of responding, and practice new skills between sessions. Sessions emphasize clear steps and small changes that add up over time.

Charlotte often helps people rebuild self-esteem, improve communication, and handle relationship strain. She also supports clients facing grief, addiction concerns, caregiving stress, and major life transitions. Practical goals are common in her work, such as learning emotional regulation and making decisions that align with personal values.

Her background includes focused experience with issues like abandonment, attachment struggles, blended family dynamics, and family-of-origin concerns. That experience informs how she listens and asks questions about family patterns and expectations.

In the first sessions Charlotte will help clarify what matters most to the client and set manageable goals. She aims for a collaborative tone where the person’s priorities guide the pace and focus of therapy.

How trauma-informed and behavior-focused approaches work online

Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people address the effects of past harm by focusing on safe, step-by-step processing and learning ways to reduce overwhelming reactions. It is often used for people who need to make sense of traumatic experiences and reduce their day-to-day distress.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches skills to notice thoughts and feelings without being controlled by them. It helps people identify values and take small actions that move their life in a meaningful direction. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early connections shape current expectations and reactions, which can help with communication and trust issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Charlotte will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She will check in about what's working and adjust tools and pacing as needed.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the specific session options before booking since formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, offer a quieter check-in that doesn’t require travel, or allow shorter conversations when time is limited. Licensed professionals can adapt trauma-focused and behavior-based methods to remote sessions so clients can continue skill practice between meetings.