Kenna Sullivan

Kenna Sullivan is a LICSW with 30 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and the grief that follows loss. Kenna emphasizes strengths and practical steps, and she meets people where they are in their lives.

Kenna believes each person knows their own story best. She uses that perspective to help clients notice what already works and build on it. Her style centers on support, empathy, and clear, doable strategies rather than jargon or long-winded theory.

Over three decades, Kenna has worked with people facing big life changes and burnout. She brings steady attention to compassion fatigue, caregiving stress, and the emotional fallout from illness or chronic pain. She also helps people navigate feelings tied to abandonment, guilt, shame, and relationship breakdowns such as divorce and separation.

Kenna offers straightforward talk and problem-solving together. This can include tracking mood shifts, practicing communication skills, and identifying small habit changes that ease daily strain. Sessions aim to make immediate life tasks feel more manageable while also addressing deeper patterns that keep problems returning.

Clients who work with Kenna often seek practical relief and a clearer sense of direction. She frames progress as a series of small steps and supports people through setbacks as part of the process. Her goal is to help people move toward a more satisfying and balanced life.

How evidence-based techniques guide online care

Many evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on identifying patterns and teaching concrete skills. One common approach helps people track moods and reactions, then practice small behavior changes to reduce stress and anxiety. This method is useful for daily worries, mood shifts, and problems that return over time.

Another useful technique emphasizes processing difficult experiences in manageable steps. It supports people dealing with trauma, grief, or major life changes by helping them tell their story at a pace that feels safe and by building coping tools to handle strong emotions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with a client to decide what fits best based on needs, goals, and personal preferences. That plan can change as progress unfolds, with regular check-ins about what is helping and what feels unhelpful.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm which session formats are offered before booking. This practice encourages fitting sessions into everyday life, such as arranging shorter check-ins during a busy day or scheduling longer conversations when more time is available. Online work can make it easier to stick with therapy and apply new skills between sessions, while keeping the focus on practical steps that improve day-to-day functioning.