Cara Kalakewich, LMFT
Therapist in Pennsylvania
Cara Kalakewich is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in Pennsylvania with 13 years of clinical experience.
- License MF000867 · Pennsylvania Expires February 2027
- NPI 1033576103 · national registry
- Experience and languages 13+ years in practice English
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About Cara
Cara Kalakewich is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in Pennsylvania with 13 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing relationship strain, addiction concerns, trauma, anxiety, mood challenges, and parenting stress. Cara aims to build a warm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk honestly about hard topics.
She uses a collaborative style that centers the person in front of her. Sessions focus on what matters most in a client’s life - relationships, work, faith, and values - and how those pieces interact.
Background and approach
Cara listens first, then offers practical ideas clients can try between sessions. Cara draws on several well-known approaches to guide work in session. She uses Gottman Method ideas for relationship patterns, client-centered listening to honor each person’s experience, and cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thinking.
She also brings elements of dialectical behavior therapy and emotionally-focused therapy when they fit the goal. People who prefer a straightforward, respectful style often find her approach useful. She aims to validate where someone is while also encouraging change when it helps.
Sessions balance emotional support with concrete skills and small experiments to test new ways of coping. Cara also addresses specific areas such as grief, body image, ADHD, blended family issues, attachment concerns, and sex culture topics like BDSM and kink. She includes coaching-style work when clients want goal-focused planning and skill building.
Credentials
- LMFT (Pennsylvania)
- License MF000867 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1033576103 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Cara lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Cara names
- Gottman Method
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
These are the approaches Cara names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online care
She draws on the Gottman Method to look at relationship patterns and communication habits, helping people notice repeated interactions and try new ways of relating that reduce conflict. Client-centered therapy guides the way she listens and reflects back what matters to each person, making space for values and personal history. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) offers concrete tools to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going.Finding the right approach is a team effort. She works with each client to figure out which combination of methods fits their goals, needs, and comfort level. That choice is revisited as work progresses so strategies stay relevant and useful.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into real life. Video calls work well for in-depth conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief updates, exercises, or step-by-step coaching between longer sessions. These options offer flexibility for busy schedules and different communication preferences.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Cara works with relationship strain, trauma and abuse, addictions, anxiety, depression, parenting stress, grief, body image, ADHD, and related concerns listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She takes a collaborative and nurturing approach that balances listening with practical skill building and between-session experiments.
What is her professional background?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 13 years of experience working with individuals on relationship, trauma, addiction, and mood concerns.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Pennsylvania and holds the credential LMFT, listed as PA LMFT.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.
What formats are available for meeting online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to connect with clients.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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