Kaitlin Bowen, LMHC

Kaitlin Bowen is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with seven years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people cope with anxiety, depression, substance use concerns, trauma, bipolar symptoms, and stress. Kaitlin aims to make therapy practical and straightforward so clients can use what they learn right away.

She draws on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to teach skills for managing strong emotions and changing unhelpful thinking. She also uses client-centered methods and motivational interviewing to keep sessions collaborative and respectful. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is part of her toolkit when trauma work is needed.

Kaitlin has worked in both residential and outpatient settings, with a focus on co-occurring disorders and substance use. More recently she shifted back to outpatient care to share coping skills outside of a rehabilitation facility. That experience informs how she structures treatment and crisis planning.

In sessions she balances warmth with direct feedback. She helps people build stress management strategies, improve communication, reduce addictive behaviors, and work through grief and life transitions. She also supports people dealing with ADHD, codependency, guilt and shame, and self-esteem concerns.

Therapy with Kaitlin is aimed at practical progress. She works to equip clients with tools they can use independently. Her approach is collaborative and goal-focused, emphasizing real-world change over long explanations.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

CBT helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Online CBT sessions often include homework, short skills practice, and step-by-step plans to reduce anxiety, improve mood, or tackle addictive patterns.

DBT focuses on emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness. Delivered online, DBT skills can be taught in short practice exercises and reviewed together in session to help manage intense feelings and improve communication.

EMDR is used when trauma memories need targeted processing. In telehealth sessions EMDR protocols are adapted so clients can work through traumatic memories with guided bilateral stimulation and therapist support when appropriate.

Choosing an approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide whether to focus on CBT skills, DBT strategies, EMDR work, or a blend of methods based on progress and comfort.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth work and skills coaching, phone can fit a short break or lower bandwidth, live chat supports quicker check-ins, and messaging lets clients share between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping treatment focused and practical.