Kenlo McGowan
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
About Kenlo
Hello! I am a licensed professional counselor in Pennsylvania with over 20 years of experience. I have worked with adults over a wide spectrum of issues and life problems and look forward to assisting you in developing goals for your overall success. Much of my experience includes work in preventing or combatting stress, especially career or job-related issues, anxiety, relationship issues, addictions disorders and co-dependency, grief counseling, critical incident debriefing, and working to resolve issues surrounding physical disabilities or trauma. In the past three years much of my work has included helping others deal with or prevent the negative impact of covid-19.
I tend to work in a solution-focused framework, helping remove immediate obstacles to allow further work on underlying or longterm issues. I also utilize Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, especially in working through addictions-based problems, to assist in dissolving irrational beliefs that may be holding a client back from fulfillment of goals and dreams. The atmosphere of sessions is one of acceptance and not of judgment for what may have brought a person to talk with me, or what has come before.
It takes courage to realize there is a problem requiring assistance and also to believe that the help is available. By tackling that step you have begun your journey. I would be honored to assist you along the way.
What Kenlo helps with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
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- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
How Kenlo works
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What clients say
- “She has helped me work through some difficult emotions and problems I was facing in my life. Through her help I was able to come up with positive ways to work and deal with stress and compress issues.”
- “Great therapist”
- “Kenlo has been the best fit for me. She has helped me navigate daily life and the bumps. I feel so much better.”
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- “So far, I am very impressed by her”
- “My only regrets is not scheduling my appointment sooner. Kenlo is very calm and listens without judgement. I haven’t felt this comfortable in a long time with a therapist. I’m glad we connected.”
- “Very easy going and easy to talk to!”
- “Kenlo's great and extremely helpful! I've made tons of progress!”
- “Great help would definitely recommend to friends they take the time to listen and come up with multiple different ways to a solution. Not just one line one track.”
- “She is great, we work well together”
- “Kenlo is a wonderful therapist and a HUGE help to me!!! Highly recommend!!!”
- “Kenlo is caring, helpful, and listens to me. She offers helpful advice, and calms my thoughts when I get anxious. She explains things to me so I understand them, and always has a possible solution to my problem.”
- “Kenlo is awesome and helps me tremendously! I've made alot of progress with her”
- “Kenlo has helped me with my mental health, handling situations positively, and dealing with life. Her sense of humor and approach to therapy are great. Plus, I'm improving daily.”
- “My therapist is awesome she always responds to me and listens to me most of the time repeating myself about my issues and encouraging me and offering advice”
- “Kenlo is a professional who employs compassion, listening, and practical strategies to implement outside of sessions. In our couple's sessions, I have felt heard and supported. I am proud of the discussions my partner and I have been able to have under the facilitation of Kenlo to improve our communication skills, as well as work through important decisions.”
These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.
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