Individual therapy is a one-on-one professional relationship between a client and a licensed clinician, designed to help people explore their inner lives, address emotional difficulties, and move toward meaningful personal change. Unlike advice fr…
Individual therapy is a one-on-one professional relationship between a client and a licensed clinician, designed to help people explore their inner lives, address emotional difficulties, and move toward meaningful personal change. Unlike advice from friends or family, individual therapy provides a structured, confidential, and clinically guided environment where you are the sole focus of every session. At LC Psych, individual therapy is tailored completely to you — your goals, your history, your pace, and your definition of a well-lived life.
The scope of individual therapy is broad by design. Some clients come because they are experiencing a specific mental health condition such as anxiety or depression. Others arrive at a crossroads in life — after a divorce, a job loss, or the death of someone they loved — and need a thoughtful, steady presence to help them navigate what comes next. Still others simply sense that something is not quite right and want to understand themselves more deeply. All of these reasons are valid, and all are welcomed at LC Psych.
Confidentiality is the foundation of effective individual therapy. With very limited exceptions required by law (such as imminent safety concerns), everything you share in sessions remains private. This guarantee of privacy creates the conditions in which honest, deep work becomes possible — and honest, deep work is where lasting change begins.
Individual therapy sessions at LC Psych are typically 50 minutes in length and are held on a frequency that matches your clinical needs — most often weekly, particularly early in treatment when consistency is most important. Your first appointment is a comprehensive intake session in which your clinician will spend time understanding your current concerns, your personal history, your relationships, and what you are hoping to achieve through therapy. Together, you will begin to identify goals and outline a general direction for treatment.
Sessions after the intake are collaborative conversations guided by your therapist's clinical expertise and your own lived experience. Depending on your needs and the approach your therapist uses, sessions may involve exploring past experiences that shape current patterns, developing and practicing specific skills, processing difficult emotions in real time, or reviewing progress on goals you have set together. Your therapist may occasionally suggest exercises or reflective activities to try between sessions, as applying new skills outside the therapy room is often where the most meaningful change occurs.
Progress in therapy is rarely linear, and your clinician at LC Psych understands that. You may have sessions that feel profoundly clarifying and others that feel slow or difficult — both are part of the process. Your therapist will check in on your progress regularly and will adjust the approach as your needs evolve, ensuring that treatment always serves you rather than the other way around.
Individual therapy is one of the most versatile tools in mental health care because it genuinely serves a wide range of people and circumstances. Adults of any age experiencing anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship difficulties, life transitions, low self-esteem, anger, burnout, or any other emotional challenge are strong candidates for individual therapy. You do not need to be in crisis to benefit — in fact, many people find that beginning therapy during a period of relative stability allows them to do the deepest and most transformative work.
Individual therapy is also highly valuable for people who simply want to understand themselves better, make more intentional choices, improve their relationships, or grow into a fuller version of who they know they can be. Personal growth and self-exploration are legitimate and meaningful goals, and the therapy room is a powerful space for both. At LC Psych, you are never asked to justify why you came — only encouraged to show up and engage.
Children and adolescents also benefit from individual therapy, and LC Psych clinicians are experienced in adapting their approach to younger clients. For parents concerned about a child's emotional wellbeing, individual therapy for the child — sometimes paired with parenting support or family therapy — can make a profound difference in the trajectory of a young person's development.
LC Psych clinicians include licensed psychologists holding doctoral degrees (Psy.D. and Ph.D.) as well as master's-level therapists holding licenses as LCSWs and LPCCs. This range of training ensures that clients are matched with clinicians whose expertise aligns with their needs. All LC Psych therapists practice from an evidence-based foundation, meaning the approaches they use have been studied in research and shown to produce real, measurable results.
The primary evidence-based modalities used in individual therapy at LC Psych include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and DBT-informed approaches. CBT addresses the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors; ACT builds psychological flexibility and values-based living; and DBT-informed strategies provide tools for emotional regulation and distress tolerance. Many clinicians also draw on trauma-informed principles, motivational interviewing, and interpersonal approaches depending on client need.
What unifies all LC Psych clinicians is a commitment to treating each client as a whole person rather than a collection of symptoms. The therapeutic relationship itself — characterized by warmth, respect, and genuine care — is understood to be a core ingredient of effective therapy, not merely a backdrop for technique. You will always be met where you are, and you will always have a voice in the direction of your own care.
Beginning individual therapy is one of the most meaningful investments you can make in yourself, and the team at LC Psych is ready to support you from your very first contact. The intake process is straightforward: you will be matched with a clinician whose expertise and availability fit your needs, complete brief paperwork before your first appointment, and arrive — whether in person in Florence, Kentucky, or via telehealth — ready to begin.
LC Psych accepts a wide range of insurance plans including Aetna, Anthem, BCBS, Humana, Lyra, Medical Mutual, Medicare, MedBen, Optum, Tricare, United Healthcare, and Western and Southern. The administrative team is happy to help you understand your benefits before your first appointment. To take the first step, call LC Psych at 859-525-4911 or visit lcpsych.com to schedule online. You deserve support — and it is closer than you think.
Each clinician below offers Individual Therapy. Explore their profiles to learn more about their approach and availability.
Clinical Psychologist
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Counseling Psychologist
Clinical Psychologist
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Psychologist
6900 Houston Rd.
Building 500 Suite 11
Florence, KY 41042
Office hours
Mon – Thurs: 8AM – 9PM
Friday: 8AM – 5PM
Saturday: 8AM – 2PM
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