Kasey Saunders , LMFT

Kasey Saunders is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 15 years of clinical experience who practices in North Carolina. She approaches therapy with compassion and a nonjudgmental stance, believing that having a supportive professional to listen and reflect can help people access their own strengths and move through difficult times.

Over her career she has worked with families, couples, individuals, parents, children from birth through age 18 and their caregivers, and adults facing a range of challenges. Her background includes child development, family relations, and human development, and she has worked in daycare settings, foster care, schools, and with people who experience intellectual and developmental disabilities. She has experience addressing parenting concerns, prenatal and perinatal mental health, foster care issues, trauma and post-traumatic stress, domestic violence, relationship and communication struggles, anxiety, depression, stress, chronic illness, attention and focus challenges, and difficulties related to Autism and family of origin issues.

She is a rostered Child-Parent Psychotherapy provider, a model that emphasizes attachment and parenting strategies for healing from traumatic experiences. Kasey uses a blend of approaches including Solution-Focused Therapy, Experiential Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients set goals and identify practical steps toward them. She aims to meet people where they are, listen carefully, and collaborate on plans that fit each person or family’s needs.

Approaches for Online Family and Trauma Support

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relationships and the ways early bonds influence current feelings and behavior. It helps people and families explore connection patterns, strengthen parent-child relationships, and address attachment concerns that can arise after trauma or separation.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the client’s own perspective, with the therapist offering empathy and support to help people clarify their goals and values. This approach is useful for building self-esteem, navigating life changes, and working through grief or caregiving stress.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress management, and improving problem-solving in relationships.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Kasey collaborates with clients to determine which methods fit best based on their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect with licensed professionals. Video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make it possible to schedule sessions around work, family, and other commitments, and to continue care when in-person meetings are difficult. These options support consistent access to therapy and make it easier for people and families to engage in the work they want to do.