- Sleep and rest focus
- Warm interactive style
- Client-centered care
About Kathleen
Dr. Kathleen Bailey is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on sleep and rest along with a wide range of concerns. She helps people facing anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, relationship struggles, parenting strain, and sleep problems. Her style is warm and interactive, and she aims to make sessions respectful and nonjudgmental.
She brings two decades of clinical experience to her work and holds LMFT licensure in Utah and California. Her background includes long experience as a substance abuse counselor as well as years practicing marriage and family therapy. That mix shapes a practical, down-to-earth approach to everyday problems.
In sessions she tailors the conversation to each person. She draws on client-centered listening, cognitive-behavioral tools, attachment ideas, and emotionally-focused methods when helpful. She also incorporates existential perspectives to help people find meaning during life transitions.
Dr. Bailey aims to address sleep and rest concerns alongside related issues like anxiety, trauma, caregiving stress, and burnout. She will work with clients to identify patterns that interfere with rest and try out strategies that fit daily life.
Her sessions are collaborative and paced to the person. She emphasizes compassion and practical steps rather than labels. To begin, people use the site's Start Therapy process and complete a brief matching questionnaire before scheduling.
How therapeutic approaches guide online work
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in relationships and how early bonds shape current rest and sleep habits; it can help people notice connection and safety issues that interfere with sleep. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep worry and poor sleep going and offers practical exercises to change them. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and process strong feelings and can be useful when anxiety or relationship stress disrupts rest.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and choose or combine methods that fit. That collaborative process helps match tools to the problem, whether it's anxiety-driven insomnia, trauma-related sleep disruption, or caregiving fatigue.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit care into busy days, provide shorter check-ins when a quick adjustment is needed, and reduce travel time to appointments. Licensed professionals can use online sessions to review sleep routines, run CBT-style exercises, and support emotion-focused conversations while helping clients integrate changes into everyday life.
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Experience
20+ years
Credentials
California, Utah
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, sleep and rest problems, and related life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and interactive with an emphasis on respect and compassion. Sessions are shaped to each person's needs and focus on practical steps as well as emotional understanding.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has about 20 years of clinical experience, including many years as a substance abuse counselor and as a marriage and family therapist.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LMFT licensure and is licensed in Utah and California, and she practices out of Utah.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.