Evernorth Therapists in Kentucky

Hi I’m Kayla, a licensed professional counselor in Louisville, KY. I have been practicing for over 11 years in a variety of settings including both in-patient and outpatient offices. I utilize many techniques including CBT, ACT, and DBT skills. I am trained in art therapy as well and am happy to bring those techniques to sessions when clients are open to this. I work with adolescence and adults and offer a LGBTQ+ friendly space.

Hello. Im Ellen Buddeke and Ive been a practicing therapist now for over 10 years. My practice focuses on helping professional and family caregivers along with people struggling with anxiety (OCD, specifically) and depression. I utilize a trauma informed approach in my practice and hold space for the difficult times that are extra hard to navigate.

Hi there! I’m a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in Kentucky with a Master’s degree in Counseling from Eastern Kentucky University. I’ve worked in the mental health field for over eight years and have spent the last five years providing therapy. I support clients navigating challenges such as substance use, grief and loss, ADHD, trauma, depression, and anxiety. My approach is compassionate, collaborative, and focused on helping you build the tools to live a more balanced and fulfilling life. I look forward to supporting you as you begin your journey toward your best self!

Welcome! I am a dedicated mental health professional committed to supporting people aged 13+ on their journey toward well-being. I provide a compassionate and understanding space where clients can explore challenges, develop valuable coping skills, and build confidence to thrive. My goal is to empower each person to cultivate lasting emotional health and resilience. I enjoy using humor and hobbies to build rapport.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over four years of experience supporting children, adolescents, and adults through life’s challenges. I believe therapy is a collaborative process built on trust, understanding, and feeling truly heard. I enjoy creating a safe and welcoming space where clients can explore their thoughts, emotions, and experiences while working toward meaningful goals. My approach is warm, supportive, and personalized to each client’s unique needs. I have experience helping clients navigate anxiety, depression, grief and loss, anger management, emotional regulation, self-esteem, and major life transitions. Building genuine connections and understanding each person’s story is one of the most important parts of my work. Outside of therapy, I enjoy reading, traveling, and continuing to learn and grow both personally and professionally. I bring curiosity, compassion, and a commitment to helping clients recognize their strengths and develop skills to create positive change.

I’m Hayley Torgersen, a therapist with experience in the mental health field since 2016, dedicated to helping clients navigate their unique paths toward wellness. I provide telehealth services to individuals across Kentucky, working with both children and adults. I specialize in helping clients process trauma, explore complex familial patterns, and enhance emotional well-being. My practice is built on providing unconditional positive regard and tailoring my approach to meet your specific needs. Whether you are seeking support for yourself or nurturing relationships, I am here to help you challenge your current narrative and reach your goals. I am also trained in ADHD and PTSD assessments and utilize a wide range of evidence-based modalities, including EMDR, TF-CBT, CBT, DBT, and Conscious Discipline.

I am a compassionate mental health therapist dedicated to creating a safe, supportive space where individuals can explore their experiences, build resilience, and move toward healing and personal growth. My approach is rooted in trauma- informed care, recognizing ways life experiences can shape how we see ourselves, relate to others, and navigate the world. I work with individuals facing a range of challenges, including trauma, personality disorders, emotional regulation difficulties, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and the everyday stressors that come with balancing work, family, identity, and personal expectations. I strive to create an environment where people feel heard, understood, and empowered to move forward with greater self- awareness, emotional balance, and confidence.

Hi, I'm Amy. I work with adults carrying trauma and grief, especially the kind of grief that doesn't fade on its own timeline because it's tangled up with how you see yourself now. I'm EMDR and CBT trained and DBT certified. I work full-time in suicide prevention, so I've sat with people through some genuinely hard moments. That's made me steady, and it's made me someone who won't flinch from whatever you bring into the room. I'd be honored to be part of your story.

I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Kentucky. I earned my Master’s degree in Social Work and have been practicing in the mental health field for 14 years. Throughout my career, I have gained extensive experience working with adolescents and adults experiencing ADHD, OCD, bipolar disorder, substance use, anxiety, and depression. My approach is centered on helping individuals heal from past and present trauma, develop greater self-awareness, and recognize and transform unhealthy patterns of thinking and behavior. I strive to create a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental environment where clients feel heard, understood, and empowered to grow. My goal is to help each person better understand themselves, build effective coping skills, and move toward becoming the healthiest and most fulfilled version of themselves.

My identity and therapy practice are highly intertwined as I always say "I am a human before I am a therapist". Yes I went to college and got a big degree but my general desire for my clients is for them to feel like they are sitting with an authentic human who has "been there before". I moved from my home in Eastern KY Appalachia to Louisville in 2019. Having this experience has shown me that there ain't much difference in the suffering people have in the country and the city. I believe that our current society and systems all too often force people into hard spots and then tell them to pull themselves up and keep it pushing. My goal in therapy is to slow things down to normalize for you that we are not working on "what's wrong with you" but instead "what happened to you". This allows you to feel safe enough with me to share the parts of your life/mental that even you don't want to address. That is when you start healing. Cause once you feel seen and supported, you feel empowered enough to figure out how YOU want to live (not how you have been told to). I describe this whole process as you are driving the car and I am riding "shot gun" just pointing things out and making suggestions! I find that my unconditional acceptance of clients, use of real world humor/experiences, and gently pushing for change allows us to start building the skills and strategies you need to live in this world as an authentic you. Another favorite saying of mine is "it's your world my guy I'm just living in it"!

Hi, I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker dedicated to helping children, adolescents, and families navigate anxiety, trauma, behavioral challenges, and life’s stressors with compassion and practical support. I use a warm, collaborative, and strengths-based approach to help clients build coping skills, improve emotional wellness, and move toward healing and growth. I strive to create a safe, supportive space where clients feel understood, empowered, and equipped with tools for lasting change. For clients who desire it, I also welcome integrating Christian faith into the counseling process as part of holistic healing.

What happens when being the strong & dependable person who holds everything together becomes exhausting? Maybe you're navigating motherhood while struggling with anxiety, intrusive thoughts, or the pressure to be the parent you imagined you'd be. Maybe you're successful in your career but privately battling perfectionism, self-doubt, or burnout. Or perhaps life hasn't unfolded the way you expected, and you're trying to figure out who you are beyond everyone else's expectations. I'm a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Supervisor (LPCC-S), National Certified Counselor (NCC), and Certified Perinatal Mental Health Specialist (PMH-C) with over 12 years of clinical experience. I work with women who are tired of surviving and ready to start living. Ready to manage or overcome anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, perfectionism, and burnout. My areas of expertise include women's and perinatal/postpartum mental health, traumatic birth experiences or grief, and the emotional complexities of motherhood. My approach is compassionate, direct, and collaborative, grounded in evidence-based, trauma-informed care. I'm here to help you catch the "brain lies" that convinced you that you're not enough, that you have to earn rest, or that holding everyone else together is your job. We'll identify where those beliefs came from, pick them apart, and build evidence against them until they no longer matter. This isn't about venting for an hour and feeling a little better. It's about reclaiming your power and ending those self-imposed limitations that have been quietly running your life. We'll dig into the patterns underneath your struggles, build strategies you can actually use outside of session, and work toward change that holds up in your real life, not just in this room. You don't have to earn your worth through productivity or how much you can do for others.

My name is Kimberly Watkins. I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who cares deeply about helping you make your way. Being a native of a small town, I understand the challenges these communities face in gaining quality mental health care. Therefore, after college and getting married, I pursued higher education to fulfill my passion of becoming a counselor. Along the way, I have helped others in various capacities including displaced children and teen moms, working at a homeless shelter and grief center, teaching Social Emotional Learning classes to children in a school setting, providing school-based and outpatient therapy for children and adults in multiple mental health agencies and schools. I have also worked as a Group Therapist for teens/preteens in PHP/IOP Program. Through all these experiences I have gained a vast understanding and knowledge of challenges individuals and families face. I want to continue this journey by providing private individual therapy services. I seek to provide compassionate, client-centered counseling to individuals and families in communities. I seek to help individuals and families grow strong roots by encouraging clients to explore and utilize resources in their communities including family, friends, and faith-based services. I seek to help people address issues they are experiencing such as depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, and relational challenges. I will meet each client where they are and help them work through past and current pain to build a more balanced and manageable life. My goal is to support individuals and families in building healthier, more resilient lives across generations. My personal passion is to strengthen communities by increasing access to compassionate, high quality mental health care.

Feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or just exhausted from trying to hold everything together? You don't have to navigate it alone. I am a LCSW working with teenagers and adults who are ready to break free from cycles of overthinking and self-doubt. My approach is warm, down-to-earth, and compassionate. I tailor our sessions to fit your unique needs using practical tools from MI (Motivational Interviewing), CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy), and ART (Accelerated Resolution Therapy). Together, we’ll build practical tools to help you breathe easier and move forward with confidence. Outside of session, you can find me hiking (with or without my dog), playing volleyball, volunteering in my church, and relaxing at home.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who enjoys working with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, substance use, and life stressors. I strive to create a comfortable, welcoming, and judgment-free environment where clients feel safe being themselves and sharing their experiences. My approach is compassionate, down-to-earth, and focused on meeting clients where they are. I believe therapy is a collaborative process, and I enjoy helping people better understand themselves, build coping skills, work through challenges, and find practical ways to improve their overall well-being.

I am a licensed therapist who works with individuals seeking support for anxiety, depression, stress, relationship concerns, life transitions, and personal growth. As a clinician with 9+ years of providing social work services to several client populations, including individuals diagnosed with substance use disorder and severe mental illness classifications, I bring both professional expertise and cultural awareness to my work. I believe therapy is a partnership, and I am committed to helping clients navigate challenges, strengthen coping skills, and achieve their personal goals in a welcoming and respectful environment.

Hello! I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in the state of Kentucky. I attended Northern Kentucky University for my degree in Psychology and attended the University of Cincinnati for my Master's degree in Mental Health Counseling. I have worked for the last 20 years in the mental health and addictions field. I work specifically with women to address areas and types of anxiety, trauma, depression, and addiction to empower them to make their lives more manageable.

Hi, I’m Ashella Fletcher, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida, Tennessee, and Kentucky. I have several years of experience in behavioral health and help people work through anxiety, grief, trauma, and difficult life changes. I’m warm and easygoing, and I want you to feel comfortable being yourself as we talk through what’s weighing on you and find practical ways to cope.

Hi! I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Kentucky. I received my Master's in social work degree from Northern Kentucky University and have been practicing for 5 years. I have a heart to help others manage some of life's most difficult circumstance and stressors by empowering them to gain self-awareness and obtain coping skills. I have worked with a variety of clients from childhood to late adulthood. I look forward to working with you!

Hello- I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Supervisor in KY. After providing Pastoral Counseling to my congregants for 10 years I earned my Master’s in Profession Counseling at Grand Canyon University; I wanted to not just help others spiritually, relationally, and emotionally—- but also wanted to be able to help others with their mental hurts and habits they faced on a daily basis.

I have been a therapist for over 12 years. I understand that life presents it challenges and that my job is to help you navigate those challenges so that you can live the life you deserve. You are the expert in your life I greatly appreciate you willing to let me on this journey with you. I believe that this is your journey and i am just along to give assistance on the way.

I am an Afro-Latina therapist who has experienced working with the Latino community and the United Stated communities. I have worked with organizations that provide community mental health services as an outpatient therapist. I worked with Client from ages 6 to 65+. I am a compassionate therapist who is here to support and accompany you through your journey of healing and self-discovery. I obtained a master's degree from University of Louisville in Social Work, and I am licensed the state of Indiana and Kentucky. Soy una terapista Afro-Latina que tiene experiencia trabajando con la comunidad Latina y Estado Unidense. He trabajado con organizaciones que se encargan de proveer servicios de salud mental. En estas organizaciones trabaje con ninos de 6 anos hasta adultos mayores de 65 anos. Soy una terapista llena de compasion por mis pacientes y lista para acompanarle durante esta recorrido de sanacion y descubrimiento personal. Yo me gradue en la Universidad de Louisville con una maestria en trabajo social y he trabaje por 3 anos como terapista de salud mental antes de obtener mi licensia como therapista independiente. Estoy registrada como terapista de Salud Mental en los estados de Kentucky y Indiana.

I have worked in Counseling and Human Services for 20yrs. I have been a Licensed Professional Counselor in Lexington Kentucky since 2015. My goal is to provide a non-judgmental environment for clients to openly share their experiences. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is the foundation of my treatment approach as I assist clients with identifying negative thinking patterns that support anxiety and depression.

I’m a warm, down-to-earth therapist with more than 25 years of experience helping people navigate anxiety, trauma, relationships, grief, career and life transitions, and those seasons when life simply doesn’t look the way you thought it would. My approach is compassionate, practical, solution-focused, and collaborative. I’ll listen carefully and create a space where you can be completely yourself—but I’ll also ask thoughtful questions, offer honest feedback, help you recognize patterns, and give you practical tools you can actually use outside of therapy. Life experience has shaped me just as much as education and professional training. I’ve been married to my HS sweetheart for more than four decades, raised three children, experienced loss and grief, navigated career changes, family challenges, parenting, marriage, aging, and the many unexpected chapters that come with building a life alongside the people you love. Those experiences have given me a deep appreciation for resilience, relationships, humor, and the fact that none of us gets through life without a few scars and stories! My work is especially meaningful with adults and couples navigating anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, parenting, first responder or military life, grief, major transitions, and questions about identity or purpose. I enjoy working with people who may appear capable and successful on the outside while privately feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, stuck, or exhausted from holding everything together. My therapy is holistic and individualized. Depending on what fits you, we may incorporate evidence-based approaches alongside mindfulness, humor, nature, animals, relationships, meaning and purpose, and faith or spirituality if that's valued. I believe therapy should help you understand where you’ve been without keeping you there. Together, we’ll focus on healing what hurts, strengthening what already works, and helping you intentionally build a life and relationships that feel authentic, meaningful, and with any luck a little lighter.

The one question I get most often by clients and peers is: Why did you go into the counseling profession? My response is always the same. First, I have always had a desire to help people in a time of need or distress. I have felt this way as far back as high school. Secondly, I went through a debilitating anxiety disorder in my mid-twenties. I know first-hand the helplessness and desperation mental and emotional pain causes. I never condone a therapist sharing with a client, they know how the client feels unless they themselves have experienced a similar type of pain. Lastly, I believe in the power of counseling and the benefits it can offer. Counseling is very different from medicine. Counseling requires the client to be actively involved in the process of healing and growth rather than taking medication and waiting for it to work. Counseling empowers a client to by allowing them to see their progress towards the life they desire on a daily, weekly, and even monthly basis.