Katelyn Kennedy, LCSW

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I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) serving clients virtually across PA and NJ. I practiced in Boston after completing my Bachelor’s Degree and Masters in Social Work (MSW) from Boston College. My work in Boston primarily focused around substance use, including alcohol misuse in the college population and opioid use disorder in adults. Since moving to Philadelphia in 2021, I have further honed my clinical skills while at Penn Medicine working in a general adult population helping those with anxiety, depression and mood disorders, trauma disorders, OCD, and life stressors. My clinical work is influenced by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), including Exposure and Ritual Prevention (ERP) therapy for OCD, Prolonged Exposure (PE) for PTSD and CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I), Solution- Focused Therapy (SFT), and motivational enhancement. I enjoy working with individuals across the lifespan, from a variety of backgrounds, races, ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, and gender identities. 

I approach therapy with a strong emphasis on the therapeutic alliance to help empower clients to achieve their goals and improve their lives. I like to use a balance of clinical theory, warmth, humor, and curiosity to help meet your needs. I believe that clients are their own experts, and my job is to work together with you in a collaborative setting to help build on your strengths, find coping skills to better manage life’s challenges, and provide you with support and encouragement along the way.