- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy
About Kia
Dr. Kia Everett is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania with 30 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and self-esteem concerns, and she lists young adult issues among her focuses.
She focuses on practical, talk-based work that helps people manage emotions and daily pressures. Sessions often look at how thoughts and behaviors interact, and they introduce skills for coping with overwhelm, anger, or panic. Dr. Everett also helps people sort through relationship and family concerns and grief when these problems affect day-to-day life.
Her background includes long experience with first responder issues and caregiving stress, and she notes work with people from diverse cultural backgrounds. That experience informs how she approaches trauma, attachment and intimacy-related concerns. She also brings knowledge of ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and challenges tied to adoption, foster care, and blended families.
Therapeutic methods she uses include client-centered work, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior techniques, emotionally-focused approaches and existential ideas. In practice this means conversations that pay attention to feelings, patterns that keep problems going, and concrete skills to change those patterns.
People who want coaching around life transitions, help with communication problems, or strategies for coping after disasters will find straightforward, skills-based options. To begin, the site’s matching process is used to connect with her and schedule a first session.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the individual. It helps people feel understood and decide what changes they want to make. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical exercises to reduce anxiety and depressive moods. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds skills for tolerating distress and regulating intense emotions, useful for anger, strong anxiety, and relationship conflicts.Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist and client review goals, current struggles, and what methods feel comfortable. That conversation guides whether more skills work, emotion-focused sessions, or existential conversations are used. The plan can shift as needs change over a few sessions.
The profile does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce travel time. Therapists also adapt exercises like CBT worksheets and DBT skills practice for remote sessions so people can keep practicing between meetings.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania, Delaware
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She addresses stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem and relationship and family issues among other areas listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style combines client-centered conversation with skills-based methods such as CBT and DBT to help people change unhelpful patterns and manage strong emotions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 30 years of experience working with adults on a wide range of problems including first responder stress, caregiving strain, and trauma-related concerns.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor licensed in Pennsylvania and the profile notes Pennsylvania practice.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English only according to the profile.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted, so work is limited to those located where she practices.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, as noted in the profile.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site process.
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