Dr. Kia Everett, LPC

Dr. Kia Everett is a licensed professional counselor with 30 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She focuses on everyday thoughts and habits that shape how people feel and act. Her style is warm and collaborative, aimed at practical steps someone can use between sessions.

Dr. Everett uses a mix of approaches to match the needs of each person. She commonly draws on client-centered ideas to build trust and on cognitive behavioral tools to change unhelpful thinking. Dialectical behavior ideas and emotion-focused techniques also appear when work on relationships, emotion regulation, or intimacy issues is needed.

Her background includes long clinical work with a wide range of concerns such as grief, bipolar mood challenges, ADHD, caregiver stress, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people facing adoption and foster-care questions, blended family dynamics, infertility and fertility-related stress, and the fallout from domestic violence or other trauma.

Dr. Everett emphasizes clear communication and coping skills. Sessions aim to help people spot thought patterns, try new behaviors, and build routines that reduce overwhelm. She also helps people work through relationship and family problems without making assumptions about what will fix things.

Dr. Everett holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential in Pennsylvania. She offers services in English and does not take international clients. To begin, follow the site's Start Therapy steps and complete the short matching questionnaire.

How key therapies are used in online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the person leads the pace and topics of work; this approach is helpful when someone needs space to be heard and to explore values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and routines; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and everyday habit changes. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships, which can help with anger, self-regulation, and coping under stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to choose which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. Treatment can shift over time as new issues emerge or progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time from appointments. Licensed professionals can use remote work to practice exercises, review thought records, and coach new habits between meetings, which helps apply what is learned to daily life.