About Kathleen
Kathleen Zayas brings 25 years of clinical experience to her work as a licensed marriage and family therapist. She is based in Florida and focuses on practical help for people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family conflict, parenting challenges, and ADHD-related concerns.
Background and approach
Kathleen keeps the first visits straightforward and aims to make the process easier to begin. She creates an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about worries and everyday pressures.
Sessions focus on concrete steps and clearer communication, not jargon. Kathleen encourages small, manageable changes that add up over time.
Her approach draws on tools from acceptance and commitment work, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior skills, emotionally-focused listening, and mindfulness practices. She mixes these methods to match what an individual needs, explaining each option in plain language.
Many clients come with caregiver stress, problems with control, or isolation and loneliness. Kathleen also addresses communication breakdowns, separation and divorce issues, forgiveness, and concerns about narcissistic dynamics.
She helps people sort priorities and make plans that fit their lives. Sessions are collaborative and paced to the client's comfort.
Kathleen supports parents who feel strained and people trying to manage attention and daily routines. Her style is practical, calm, and focused on real-life solutions.
Approaches that translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small actions that move a person toward a more meaningful life, which can help with anxiety and ongoing stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, worry, and problem solving.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and daily routines, then suggest techniques from ACT, CBT, DBT skills, EFT listening, or mindfulness as fits the situation. This is a collaborative process and choices can change over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and teaching of skills, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is good for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English