About Ken
Ken McCauley is a licensed clinical mental health counselor who focuses on practical, goal-oriented care. He uses clear, direct listening to help people manage anxiety, stress, addictions, and relationship problems. Ken explains next steps plainly and looks for strengths people already have to reach their goals.
Ken has 14 years as a licensed mental health counselor and many more years in human services work for the State of Utah. He has supported people in community mental health clinics and worked with those involved in court-ordered treatment programs.
Background and approach
He has experience with a wide range of concerns including depression, ADHD, trauma and abuse, grief, substance issues, and challenges with housing or employment. In sessions he listens for practical patterns that get in the way and for ready resources a person can use. He combines cognitive-behavioral ideas with client-centered, attachment-based thinking and other problem-focused methods to set clear goals.
He avoids stigmatizing labels and treats people with respect and compassion. Ken often helps people identify small steps that fit into everyday life. He also works on coping skills for anger, impulse control, and emotional regulation.
His background includes many years addressing child abuse and adoption-related concerns through state human services work. People who meet with Ken can expect straightforward guidance, collaborative goal planning, and attention to real-world barriers like work, housing, or finances. He frames therapy as a process that uncovers strengths and supports practical change.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It can help people understand trust, closeness, and reactions in relationships and reduce repeating harmful interaction cycles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and anger management.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ken will help determine which methods suit a person's goals and preferences, and he adapts the plan as progress is made. The process is collaborative, with concrete goals and regular check-ins to see what is helping.
Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people continue work during life changes and can be combined with practical homework between meetings to apply skills in daily settings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Utah
- Languages
- English
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