Kathy Hurley, LMHC

Kathy Hurley is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with 23 years of experience. She focuses on trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and navigating major life changes. Kathy also offers executive-style coaching to help people clarify goals and make practical changes.

She meets people where they are and aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space for honest conversation. Sessions emphasize listening, building coping skills, and making small, realistic steps toward change. Kathy frames progress as practical work rather than quick fixes.

Her background includes long-term clinical experience supporting people after loss and trauma, and helping those who feel stuck during midlife transitions. She also brings experience with adoption and foster care issues, aging and geriatric concerns, autism and Asperger Syndrome, and caregiver stress.

Kathy addresses communication problems, codependency, family of origin issues, and relationship breakups, alongside end-of-life and hospice-related concerns. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions and tailors approaches to each person’s needs.

People who prefer straightforward, goal-oriented conversations often find her style helpful. Kathy encourages clients to set achievable tasks between sessions and to review what’s working. She supports people through practical problem solving and emotional processing.

How therapeutic techniques translate to online care

Evidence-based therapeutic techniques are used to help people process difficult events and build coping tools. One commonly used method focuses on grounding and skill-building to reduce symptoms after trauma and abuse; it teaches concrete ways to manage distress and reclaim daily routines. Another approach centers on problem-solving and behavioral steps to address depression and life transitions, helping people set small, achievable goals and track progress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their history, goals, and what feels helpful. Together they will choose or adapt techniques so sessions match the client’s needs and preferences in a collaborative way.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also help people keep continuity of care while managing work and family responsibilities. Ask about available session formats when you set up the first appointment to find a setup that meets your day-to-day needs.