Kenna Sullivan

Kenna Sullivan is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with 30 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, and major life changes. Kenna emphasizes clients' strengths and supports them as they take steps toward a more fulfilling life.

Kenna approaches each person as the expert on their own story. She listens for practical ways to reduce overwhelm and supports clients in finding clearer choices. Sessions often focus on coping skills for day-to-day stress, ways to process loss, and strategies to handle compassion fatigue.

Over her career she has worked with concerns such as abandonment, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and communication problems. She also helps people facing divorce, financial strain, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose and midlife transitions. Narcissism and mood disorders are among other focus areas she addresses.

Kenna aims to create a space where people feel heard and able to try new approaches. She helps break difficult problems into manageable steps and builds on what clients already do well. The work is practical and paced to each person's needs.

She practices in Massachusetts and conducts sessions in English. Clients begin by choosing the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire to schedule time based on therapist availability.

How evidence-based methods translate to online care

Many of the techniques Kenna uses focus on practical skills and emotional processing. One common approach teaches concrete coping skills for anxiety and stress, such as pacing activity, managing overwhelm, and simple thought strategies to reduce worry. These tools help when daily life feels unmanageable and when faster relief is needed.

Another frequent focus is working through trauma and loss. This involves creating gradual steps to tell your story, process painful memories, and build routines that support healing. The aim is to make painful experiences easier to carry and to restore a sense of control and meaning.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kenna collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and comfort level, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made. Clients and the therapist decide together what to try and when to change course.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make scheduling easier and reduce travel time. It can also allow shorter check-ins around a busy day, or let someone meet without needing extra time to commute, which helps therapy fit into everyday life.