Nina Kennedy, LIMFT, LMFT

Nina Kennedy is a licensed marriage and family therapist with more than 21 years of experience. She focuses on relationship concerns, LGBTQ+ issues, trauma, anxiety, depression, and stress. Nina aims to create an affirming, respectful space where people feel heard and understood before moving toward change.

Her style is direct but compassionate. She helps people improve communication, manage strong emotions, and make sense of attachment patterns that affect close relationships. Sessions emphasize practical steps clients can try between meetings and clearer ways to set boundaries and repair conflicts.

Nina draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide trauma recovery and mood work. She frames progress as steady and collaborative, balancing emotional support with accountability. This approach is intended to help people regain a stronger sense of self after difficult experiences.

She practices in Georgia and holds licensure as a Licensed Independent Marriage and Family Therapist and as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Ohio and Kentucky. These credentials reflect her years working with adults around relationship patterns, identity concerns, and emotional regulation.

People who choose her often want straightforward guidance on communication, healthier relationship habits, or support after loss or separation. Nina works with each person to set realistic goals and develop clear next steps they can use in everyday life.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Nina uses evidence-based techniques to address trauma and mood concerns. One commonly used idea is trauma-informed work, which focuses on helping people understand how past harm affects thoughts, feelings, and relationships, and then builds practical steps to reduce reactivity and improve daily functioning. Another frequent element is skills-based work for anxiety and depression that teaches emotion regulation, breathing and grounding tools, and clearer communication methods people can practice between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nina treats therapy as a collaborative process and will help clients identify which methods fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. She adjusts strategies over time based on what helps someone make steady progress.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the specific session formats when you book since formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments around work or family schedules, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to continue therapy during life changes while keeping focus on practical steps for relationships, stress, and mood.