Dr. Kia Everett, LPC

Dr. Kia Everett is an LPC with 30 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She focuses on building a respectful, person-centered therapeutic relationship. Sessions are framed around clear goals and practical steps that fit each person's life. Dr. Everett draws on approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy and emotion-focused work to help people notice patterns and try new ways of coping. She also uses client-centered and dialectical approaches to support emotional regulation, acceptance, and stronger communication. Her style is collaborative and straightforward. Her background includes many years of work with veterans, first responders, and people from multicultural backgrounds. That experience informs how she talks about stress, grief, and career-related strain. She pays attention to how life transitions and workplace pressures affect everyday functioning. Common topics addressed in sessions include relationship and family concerns, intimacy-related issues, caregiver stress, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people facing adoption and foster-care questions, autism-related needs, fertility and end-of-life concerns, and the effects of domestic violence or natural disasters. Dr. Everett aims to help people build resilience and clearer communication. She encourages small, achievable changes and practical tools to reduce overwhelm. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

How these approaches shape online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist. It emphasizes listening, empathy, and following the client’s pace to help them name what matters and try small changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) introduces moment-to-moment coping tools for managing intense emotions and improving relationships.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they will try approaches and adapt them as needed so sessions stay relevant to daily life.

Please confirm which online session formats are currently offered before booking, as this profile does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people use tools and worksheets during the session and practice new skills between meetings, which many find helps with real-world changes.