Kalene McSwain-Faulkner, LCSW, CSW

Kalene McSwain-Faulkner, LCSW, CSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has worked as a social worker since 2013 and has been licensed since 2015. She brings a steady, real-world perspective shaped by professional training, lived experience through seasons of grief and joy, and a commitment to ongoing learning through annual continuing education. She is also a doctorate student who has completed all coursework with a 4.0 and is now in the research phase.

Kalene has experience supporting both younger and older clients and is known for working well with people from a wide range of backgrounds. Ten years of military service strengthened her ability to connect across differences in culture, religion, age, sexuality, and socioeconomic experience, and it continues to inform her respect for each person’s individuality. Her work is grounded in practical, evidence-based care and may draw from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing techniques, supportive therapy, narrative therapy, mindfulness, whole health, and other strategies that can be tailored or blended to fit the client’s needs.

She views therapy as a process that takes time, collaboration, and consistent effort. Kalene emphasizes that clients are the experts on their own lives, and her role is to help them “align” what is already there so they can use their strengths more effectively. She approaches sessions by listening closely, clarifying what she hears, and advocating for the client’s identity and goals, including within marriage or partnership. Kalene brings an encouraging, coaching-informed style and invites honest feedback so the work can stay focused on what is most helpful.