About Kathleen
Dr. Kathleen Bailey helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, depression, and life transitions.
Background and approach
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Utah with two decades of clinical experience. Her style is approachable and practical, aimed at people who want clear steps and steady support.
Her sessions are conversational and interactive. She listens closely, asks straightforward questions, and helps clients name what matters most to them.
She blends emotional work with techniques that change patterns of thinking and behavior so daily life feels more manageable. Dr.
Bailey draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current patterns. She uses client-centered counseling to follow each person’s pace and priorities.
Cognitive behavioral tools help break unhelpful thought-action cycles that feed anxiety or low mood. She also brings experience addressing trauma, addictions, grief, caregiver stress, and issues around intimacy and identity.
Her work includes attention to relationship patterns, communication problems, and coping with major life changes. Practical skills such as emotion regulation and communication practice are commonly used in sessions.
People meet with her by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Therapy is offered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and sessions are scheduled after a short matching questionnaire and initial scheduling step.
Approaches that shape online sessions
Attachment-based work looks at patterns from early relationships and how they affect current connections. This helps when feeling disconnected, fearful of intimacy, or repeating hurtful relational habits. Client-centered therapy focuses on following the person's pace and priorities. It creates room for people to talk through what matters most while the therapist reflects and supports without pushing specific agendas. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) targets thoughts and behaviors that keep problems active. It uses clear steps and homework to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and manage mood.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which ideas and techniques to try first and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video lets people use body language and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when less bandwidth is available or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, paced reflection, and ongoing support between scheduled meetings. These options help fit therapy into busy days and varied schedules.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- California, Utah
- Languages
- English