- Anxiety and panic
- Addiction coping
- Trauma recovery
About Kayleen
Kayleen Weinandt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Arizona with eight years of professional experience. She focuses on stress and anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, and depression. Kayleen works with people who want practical support for panic attacks, mood struggles, and relationship-related worries tied to attachment or abandonment.
Her approach treats the client as the expert in their own life. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. She helps people notice patterns, try small experiments in daily life, and name feelings that feel confusing or overwhelming.
Kayleen supports work on body image, guilt and shame, and handling caregiver stress or chronic illness. She also addresses communication problems, control issues, impulsivity, and questions about life purpose or midlife change. For people coping with narcissistic dynamics she helps with boundary-setting and managing emotional fallout.
When trauma or addiction is involved, she focuses on practical steps that reduce distress and increase safety in day-to-day routines. For panic and anxiety she works on immediate coping skills and slow exposure to feared situations. Eating concerns are approached by looking at behaviors, beliefs about the body, and gradual change.
People who choose Kayleen can expect straightforward conversation about what they want to change, with collaborative planning for the next steps. She asks about strengths and past successes and builds on what is already working. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Evidence-based techniques often used for anxiety and related concerns include short-term behavioral exposures and skills-based coping. Exposure involves gradual, planned practice with feared situations or sensations so the intensity lowers over time; it is commonly used for panic, social anxiety, and specific phobias. Skills-based coping covers breathing, grounding, and stepwise problem solving to reduce immediate distress and improve day-to-day functioning.Another common element is working on patterns that come from attachment and communication habits. That work focuses on identifying repeated interactions, trying new responses in safe steps, and building clearer boundaries and expectations. These approaches help with relationship strain, abandonment worries, and difficulties saying no.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will help decide which techniques fit a person’s goals, preferences, and current life demands. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
The therapist’s profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the exact options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time so people can attend from home or between commitments. Licensed professionals adapt exercises and homework to work over distance and to match each person's routine.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, and depression. Additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment issues, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and panic attacks.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. She treats the client as the expert and uses practical steps and small experiments to address day-to-day problems.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional work experience as an LCSW practicing in Arizona.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Arizona and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I work with her from outside the US?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions scheduled and what about formats?
The profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost and how does payment work?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.