About Kathryn
Kathryn Klein is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois. She approaches therapy as a human-to-human conversation, listening first and offering straightforward feedback. Her style is informal and direct, aimed at helping people make practical changes in daily life.
She has 15 years of clinical experience supporting people with stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma and abuse. Kathryn works with adults who struggle with relationship problems, ADHD, grief, parenting strain, career concerns, and mood issues including bipolar.
Background and approach
She also addresses compassion fatigue and self-esteem challenges. Kathryn draws on client-centered methods to center each person’s goals. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and shift behaviors.
Emotionally-focused ideas guide work on relationship patterns and feelings. Her approach mixes conversational listening, concrete tools, and reflective insight. Sessions usually involve talking through current problems, trying small changes between meetings, and checking what helps.
Kathryn encourages people to name what they want from therapy and to try approaches that fit their life. She also brings attention to long-standing family of origin themes, abandonment and codependency patterns, and the impact of control issues. When relevant, she addresses topics such as autism and Asperger Syndrome, avoidant or dependent personality tendencies, infidelity, jealousy, and fatherhood issues.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s lead. The therapist creates space to hear your story and helps you clarify goals and values over time. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets thoughts and actions that keep problems going, and offers practical exercises to test new ways of thinking and behaving. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on feelings and interaction patterns, which can help with relationship distress and strong emotional reactions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss what matters to you, suggest methods that match your goals, and adjust the plan as you see what works. You are invited to share feedback so sessions remain practical and relevant to your life.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls are useful for real-time conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging let you share thoughts between meetings and fit therapy into a busy schedule. These options make it simpler to keep continuity and try different formats to see what fits best.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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