Kevin Doherty

About the Author

Kevin is a queer, Irish-American writer on the Alma team. His background stems from the world of entertainment, where he worked in commercials (Nike, Taco Bell, AT&T) and television (Modern Family, New Girl). Today, he applies those same storytelling principles to bring people together around complex problems, like access to affordable, high-quality mental health care.

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Mentorship Why Mentorship Matters Kevin Doherty

A young Asian American social work student speaks with her mentor.

Trauma Reactive Attachment Disorder in Adults: Signs to Look For and How to Heal Kevin Doherty

Two people entering their couples therapy session, hand in hand.

Results & Progress Therapy Doesn’t Always Work. (Here’s Why.)Kevin Doherty

In a dark room after an online therapy appointment, a woman looks dejectedly through a sun-soaked window, throwing shadows across her face.

For Providers How to Find the Right Therapy Clients For Your Practice Kevin Doherty

A feminine-presenting elder with short, dark hair sits on a couch, smiling and gazing into the camera as a small, white dog reclines across their lap. The couch they're seated upon is a stylish rust color, with decorative pillows, a plant, and a macrame wall hanging displayed above them.

Black community How to Find a Black Female Therapist Kevin Doherty

A Black female therapist with box braids sits on a midcentury sofa upholstered in tangerine linen.

Insurance Demystifying Insurance: How Mental Health Benefits Work Kevin Doherty

A peek over dark green garden hedges that, together, form a mystifying maze.

Emotional Exhaustion & Stress Amongst Clinicians: A Recipe for Burnout Kevin Doherty

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Therapy Search How to Find a PTSD Therapist Kevin Doherty

A cognac-colored leather couch, bathed in sunlight shining through the window of a trauma therapist's office.

Modalities Family constellation therapy Kevin Doherty

Three rough stones, each vaguely resembling the shape of a heart, in the well-groomed sand of a zen garden.

Anxiety Why Our Families Affect Us So Much Kevin Doherty

A disappointed mother trying to teach her daughter a family recipe in her dimly-lit kitchen.

Fit Not just anyone.Kevin Doherty

A behind-the-scenes image of a therapist featured in Alma's new campaign, resting on a couch in her office.

Research How Therapists (Really) Measure Progress Kevin Doherty

A clipboard with a checklist sits on a coffee table between a therapist and their patient. Perhaps it is a clinical assessment…

Mental Health Awareness Destigmatizing mental health Kevin Doherty

Three different monkey-in-a-barrel figurines, tenuously linked up against the backdrop of a sunny sky, showing the importance of community and a three-pronged approach to fighting stigma.