KALEN DEGROAT, CBT THERAPIST IN FLORIDA
You want to experience change.
I want to help.
I believe therapy should be more than simply talking about what happened this week, even though conversation is a meaningful part of the process.
If you are here, you may already be someone who thinks deeply, reflects often, and carries a lot with quiet competence. From the outside, things may look steady. Inside, though, you feel stretched thin, uncertain, or subtly disconnected from yourself in ways that are hard to name.
Therapy with me is grounded in conversation, reflection, and relationship. Together, we will slow things down enough to notice what often gets pushed aside. Emotional patterns. Relationship dynamics. The internal narratives that shape how you see yourself and those holding you back. The feelings you rarely say out loud.
There is nothing wrong with you that needs fixing. Most patterns make sense once we understand where they came from and what they have been protecting. Our work centers on understanding you with acceptance and appreciation, not judgment.
Many of the women I work with are capable, thoughtful, and used to handling things. Yet some parts of life do not respond to effort alone. Therapy becomes a place where striving softens and curiosity takes its place. A place where you can find your way back to yourself.
As insight deepens, change tends to follow naturally. The overthinking often quiets. Self trust grows. Communication becomes more honest. Boundaries feel less forced. You may notice yourself responding rather than reacting, staying more connected to what you feel and need.
Not because you were given a formula. Because you began to feel more at home within yourself.
Change here is not pushed, forced or manufactured. It grows from being seen, understood, and accepted, and from reconnecting with your authentic self that has always been there beneath expectations, roles, and noise.
My Style
Clients often experience me as compassionate, thoughtful, and deeply attuned. I am not here to push, challenge for the sake of challenging, or direct you toward quick change. I am here to offer you a judgement free space, to listen carefully, to notice what matters, and to help you make sense of yourself with compassion and clarity.
Therapy with me is calm, reflective, and emotionally present. You do not have to perform, impress, or prove anything. You can arrive exactly as you are, even if you are unsure, overwhelmed or still figuring out what you feel.
This is a space where your complexity is welcome.
How we’ll work together
We’ll use our first few sessions to get to know one another. You can share what’s brought you into therapy, tell me about your life, relationships and responsibilities, and ask me any questions about the therapy process and what to expect.
As we learn about each other, we’ll start to put together your goals for therapy. By determining what you want to accomplish during our time together, we can create a roadmap that keeps us on course and ensures you’re getting what you want out of this process.
From there, we’ll use each weekly session to progress toward those goals. We’ll work through challenges or obstacles that arise, I’ll offer feedback when I notice or observe things, and we’ll practice new coping, communication, and regulation skills that you can start using in day-to-day life.
As a therapist, I primarily use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in my work with clients. These therapeutic methods are focused on challenging unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and breaking free of cycles that are keeping you stuck.
Training & Education
Licensed by the Florida Board of Social Work
Masters degree in Social Work
Undergraduate degree in Psychology and Child Development
Qualified Registered Social Work Intern Supervisor
