- Relationships
- Self esteem
- Career
About Kathleen
Kathleen Griffin is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 14 years of experience. She works with adults on relationship concerns, self-esteem, career questions, and coping with life changes. She also supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, and parenting challenges.
Kathleen focuses on practical conversation and clear goals. Sessions look at how early family roles and expectations still affect everyday choices. She talks through communication problems, commitment worries, and patterns that undermine confidence. Her work includes attention to attachment-related concerns and issues that arise from adoption, abandonment, and blended families.
Her approach draws on methods like acceptance and commitment work and cognitive behavioral techniques. Kathleen also uses attachment-based ideas and elements of dialectical behavior therapy to help people manage strong emotions and improve relationships. She keeps sessions centered on concrete skills and steps you can try between meetings.
Clients can expect a direct, client-centered style that focuses on respect and sensitivity. Kathleen helps people identify values and priorities, then build practical ways to change day-to-day behavior. She discusses options plainly and adapts conversations to fit each person's situation.
Kathleen practices in Illinois and conducts work in English. She is identified as LCPC, which stands for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and she brings experience working with issues such as trauma and abuse, bipolar and depression, and intimacy-related concerns.
How Kathleen’s approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking action that aligns with those values. It helps when old family expectations make decision-making or commitment feel confusing. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete techniques to change unhelpful patterns. It is often useful for anxiety, low mood, and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to early relationship patterns and how they affect current closeness and trust; it supports work on intimacy-related concerns and family of origin issues.Kathleen treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as they learn what fits best.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit work into a busy week, reduce travel time, or allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They also let the therapist and client practice communication and coping skills in the contexts where problems arise. If you want to begin, follow the site button to complete the matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she handle?
She works with relationship problems, self-esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, stress, anxiety, grief, and related areas listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a direct, client-centered approach focused on practical conversation and clear goals. Sessions emphasize skills and steps to try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
Kathleen has 14 years of professional experience working with adults on a range of concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an Illinois LCPC, which means Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and she practices in Illinois.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What formats are available for sessions?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and getting started handled?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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