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Louise Kenny, LCSW

  • Experience25 years
  • LocationConnecticut
  • Focus areasLGBT, Grief, and Coping with life changes
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Louise

Louise Kenny is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience providing counseling and support to people facing grief, addiction, trauma, relationship strain, and questions about identity.

Background and approach

She approaches therapy as a collaborative journey, helping clients notice where they are stuck and explore practical and emotional pathways forward. Her practice in Connecticut draws on a mix of humanistic, existential, Jungian, and cognitive-behavioral ideas to meet the needs of each person who seeks help.

Clients can expect a style that honors personal narratives while addressing immediate concerns such as coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, anger, and self-esteem challenges. Louise also brings experience working with issues related to aging, cancer, caregiving stress, codependency, substance problems, family-of-origin wounds, and end-of-life topics.

She emphasizes being present to a person’s experience, listening for what matters, and collaborating on steps toward greater meaning, relief, or practical change.

Integrating Inner Parts and Practical Strategies Online



Internal Family Systems (IFS) invites exploration of the many parts inside a person, helping clients notice, understand, and compassionately relate to inner voices and protectors. This approach can be useful for trauma, shame, or repetitive patterns that feel stuck. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and listening, creating a space where clients can be heard and discover their own solutions; it supports people coping with grief, life changes, and questions of meaning. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and practicing concrete skills to reduce distress and improve functioning, which can be helpful for anxiety, anger, and relationship challenges.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist will work collaboratively with each client to determine what methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions can blend reflective, exploratory work with practical tools depending on what the client and therapist discover together.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options allow people to engage in therapy from wherever they are in Connecticut, making it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, caregiving, or other commitments.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns can be addressed in sessions?
Louise works with a broad range of concerns including grief, addiction, trauma and abuse, relationship difficulties, LGBT issues, anger, and self-esteem. Additional focus areas include caregiver stress, aging and geriatric issues, cancer-related concerns, and end-of-life topics.
How would you describe the therapeutic approach and style?
The approach is collaborative and person-centered, blending existential and Jungian perspectives with practical techniques. Therapy aims to honor each client’s story while offering strategies to manage symptoms and make meaningful changes.
What is the clinician's background and experience?
The therapist brings 25 years of experience in counseling, supporting people through loss, addiction, identity questions, and emotional wounds such as shame and guilt. This background informs a flexible and experienced practice.
What credentials and location are associated with the practice?
Louise holds an LCSW with licensure listed as FL LCSW SW6941 and CT LCSW 004204, and she practices from Connecticut.
Which languages are available and can international clients join?
Services are offered in English only, and international clients are not currently accepted.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing clients to choose the format that fits their needs.
How is cost determined for therapy?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

LGBTGriefCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseAnger managementSelf esteem

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeSelf-love

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

Connecticut, Florida

Languages

English