Theresa Grodi-Kennon , LCSW

Theresa Grodi-Kennon is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 21 years of experience in the mental health field. She spent over 17 years working in psychiatric hospitals where she treated adolescents, teens, and adults, and more recently maintained a private outpatient practice serving community members. Her work focuses on helping people navigate and recover from stress, depression, grief, trauma, relationship challenges, parenting concerns, and a range of life transitions.

Theresa approaches therapy with empathy and a nonjudgmental stance, aiming to create an emotionally safe and inviting space where clients can explore difficult feelings and regain balance. She emphasizes collaborative problem solving, practical coping skills, and reframing unhelpful thoughts to support lasting change. Her style blends listening and encouragement with concrete resources and strategies tailored to each person’s needs.

Theresa has particular experience supporting those facing grief and loss and offers tools to process survivor feelings and move toward healing. She works with issues that include anxiety, bipolar disorder, sleep difficulties, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and family or relationship struggles. Throughout her practice she emphasizes restoring confidence, rebuilding foundations, and helping people become their most resilient selves.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Theresa Grodi-Kennon

Theresa integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) into her work. ACT helps clients notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being controlled by them and supports action toward personal values - it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and a strong therapeutic relationship so clients feel heard and supported while exploring their concerns. CBT focuses on identifying and reshaping unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and is often effective for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and stress-related problems.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Theresa works with each person to understand their goals, preferences, and needs, and she tailors interventions so the therapy fits the individual rather than forcing a single method.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate schedules, mobility, and location. These options make it easier to maintain consistent care, access licensed professionals from home, and integrate therapeutic work into everyday life.