- Trauma and abuse
- Grief and loss
- Professional coaching
About Kathy
Kathy Hurley is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 23 years of professional experience. She helps people facing trauma and abuse, grief and loss, depression, and major life changes. Kathy also offers coaching for professionals navigating career transitions and leadership challenges.
She focuses on straightforward conversation and practical steps. Sessions are meant to let people speak openly about difficult feelings and situations without judgment. Kathy encourages exploring what matters now and what can change next.
Her background spans clinical work and professional coaching, so she blends therapeutic support with action-oriented planning. That combination is useful for people who want both emotional processing and concrete next steps. Kathy has worked with people affected by adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, and blended family concerns.
She also addresses caregiver stress, co-morbidity, codependency, communication problems, and the effects of natural or human-caused disasters. Other focus areas include dependent personality patterns, divorce and separation, family of origin issues, forgiveness, hoarding, and hospice and end-of-life counseling.
Kathy describes her work as collaborative and practical. She helps clients name specific goals, practice new ways of handling stress, and track small changes over time. To begin, clients use the site's matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online therapy options button.
Evidence-based approaches for life changes and loss
Many clinicians draw on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people process trauma, grief, and depression. For example, trauma-focused methods aim to help people manage distressing memories and reduce their impact on daily life by teaching coping skills and gradual processing. Grief-focused approaches support naming losses, working through difficult emotions, and finding ways to carry on with meaningful routines.Behavioral or action-oriented strategies are often used alongside emotional work to create clear steps forward. These techniques break larger goals into smaller tasks, build new habits, and track progress, which can help when someone wants both emotional relief and practical change. Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the work together; the therapist will collaborate with the client to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences.
If you are considering remote sessions, confirm the specific session formats before booking since the biography does not specify them. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists and licensed professionals can also adapt activities for remote meetings so emotional processing and planning continue between in-person visits.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
23+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with trauma and abuse, grief, depression, coping with life changes, and coaching for professionals. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, and end-of-life counseling.
How does she approach someone who feels stuck?
Kathy uses straightforward conversation and practical steps to help people clarify what matters next. She combines emotional processing with action-oriented planning.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 23 years of professional work experience in counseling and coaching roles.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an LMHC, licensed in Florida, and provides services based in Florida.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.