Kathy Reed, LCSW

Biography

"Kathy Reed, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker who provides compassionate, evidence-based care to adolescents and adults navigating depression, anxiety, grief, ADHD, life transitions, and women’s issues. She specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), offering patient-first, time-focused telehealth sessions that empower clients to understand their challenges and build healthier coping strategies. With experience in hospitals, emergency rooms, hospice, and virtual platforms, Kathy brings a well-rounded perspective to supporting clients through both immediate crises and long-term growth.

Kathy’s style is collaborative, affirming, and client-centered. She believes that clients are the experts of their own lives, and she sees her role as holding up a mirror to help them reflect, recognize strengths, and make meaningful choices for their well-being. She provides a safe and inclusive space for people from all backgrounds, including LGBTQ+, BIPOC, veterans, and survivors of trauma. Outside of her work, Kathy enjoys traveling, gardening, studying Korean, and spending quality time with family and friends."

Brightside offerings

Therapy Suicide Prevention Teen Therapy IOP Therapy

Clinical Focus Areas

Adjustment Disorder Anxiety Disorders Caregiver Codependency Depression Multicultural Concerns Postpartum Depression Pregnancy & Postpartum Stress Young Adult Issues

Approach

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Family Systems Therapy Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Motivational Interviewing (MI) Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT)

Languages

English

Identity

Female Black/African American She / Her

Culture & faith

African American Asian and Pacific Islander Diasporic Cultures Bicultural / Multicultural People Catholicism Central African Cultures Chicano/a/x Christianity East Asian Cultures Eastern European Cultures Faiths Indigenous Cultures Jehovah's Witnesses Jewish Culture LGBTQ+ Latin American Cultures Mexican American Culture Mormonism Multifaith North Asian Cultures Northern European Cultures Other Spiritualities Single Mothers South American Cultures Spiritism West African Cultures Western European Cultures Women

States served

California Colorado Kentucky Washington

Insurances accepted

Aetna All Savers Allegiance Benefit Plan Management Allied Benefit Systems Allwell By Wellcare Ambetter AmeriHealth Administrators (non-Medicaid plans) Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Kentucky Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Colorado Blue Shield of California Carelon Behavioral Health Cigna Community Health Plan of Washington Detroit Diesel (Carelon) Felra and UFCW Health and Welfare Fund (Carelon) GEHA Healthscopes Imperial County Schools (Carelon) Independence Blue Cross (IBX) Magellan