Kenneth Young, LCSW

Kenneth Young is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and related concerns. He approaches work with respect and sensitivity and aims to make the first steps toward change feel achievable. Many people come to him for help with self-esteem, grief, addictions, career questions, and intimacy-related issues.

Kenneth uses a person-centered foundation in sessions. That means he starts by listening and building a trusting working relationship. From that base he pulls in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness techniques when they match a person’s goals. He also uses motivational interviewing and narrative ideas to help people clarify values and tell their story differently.

He holds the Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, LCSW, and is licensed in North Carolina. Kenneth has ten years of clinical experience in the kinds of problems listed above and has worked with people from diverse backgrounds. He describes therapy as a collaborative process and focuses on practical changes that fit everyday life.

Sessions can address practical skills like sleep routines, managing anger, coping with life changes, and navigating non-monogamous or kink-positive relationships. He also supports people facing caregiver stress, fatherhood questions, social anxiety, and struggles around meaning and purpose.

To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to availability. Kenneth frames early sessions as a time to set goals and decide together what approaches to use.

How Kenneth’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and responding to what matters most to the person. Online sessions can still center on that kind of careful listening and collaborative goal-setting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses concrete exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kenneth will help clients decide whether to lean more on person-centered support, CBT tools, or mindfulness practices based on their goals and preferences. He treats this as a collaborative process and revisits the plan as progress is made.

Please confirm the available session formats before booking, as format details are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand it, and make it simpler to use worksheets or mindfulness exercises between sessions. Licensed professionals are able to adapt approaches so practical skills carry into everyday life.