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Kenlo McGowan

Kenlo McGowan, LPC

Pennsylvania

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Licensed Professional Counselor - Life purpose and coping

  • Solution-focused methods
  • CBT and DBT techniques
  • Grief and addictions

About Kenlo

Kenlo McGowan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 10 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship issues, addictions, grief, and career or life changes. Sessions focus on setting practical goals and reducing immediate obstacles so clients can build toward longer term aims.

She uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen and identify what matters most to each person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Mindfulness techniques offer ways to manage intense emotions and increase moment-to-moment awareness.

Kenlo often works with people dealing with co-dependency, caregiver stress, first responder issues, and the fallout from trauma or major health changes. She also supports those coping with abandonment, family of origin problems, and grief after loss. Her practice includes work on sleep and eating concerns, anger, bipolar and depressive symptoms, and forgiveness work.

Her style leans toward solution-focused methods. That means she helps remove immediate barriers so a person can move forward and then addresses deeper patterns. Motivational Interviewing is part of how she helps people find their own reasons to change and stay engaged.

Sessions are conducted in English and operate through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Prospective clients use the site matching questionnaire to schedule a first session and confirm current session options before booking.

Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions

Kenlo commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening and helping clients clarify what matters to them. This approach supports people who feel stuck by centering their own goals and priorities.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating problems, and for addressing patterns that get in the way of career or relationship goals.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and mindfulness skills are part of her toolkit for managing strong emotions and improving moment-to-moment coping. These methods can be helpful for people dealing with intense stress, anger, trauma reactions, or mood fluctuations.

Finding the right approach is part of the early work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and practical needs and then suggest which methods to try. That collaborative process helps shape the focus of sessions as work progresses.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel and allowing shorter check-ins or sessions that fit around work and caregiving. The therapist and client will adapt pacing and methods to what fits a person’s schedule and needs.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Listed in

Pennsylvania

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, relationship problems, career and life changes, and related issues such as sleep, eating, anger, and caregiver stress.

How would she approach feeling stuck or directionless?

She uses a solution-focused framework to remove immediate obstacles and then works on underlying patterns. Techniques include CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing.

What experience does she bring to this work?

She has 10 years of experience working with adults across a wide range of issues, including addiction disorders, co-dependency, grief counseling, and stress related to work or health.

What are her credentials and location?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Are international clients accepted?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?

Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and the cost varies by location.

How do I get started with scheduling?

Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.

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