Katherine "Kate" Tower, LCSW | Therapist in Tennessee

Compassionate guidance
Skill building
Practical steps

About Katherine

Katherine "Kate" Tower is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 15 years of experience to her counseling practice. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem concerns. Kate uses a compassionate, down-to-earth style to help clients find practical steps forward.

She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness to help people notice what matters most. Kate also uses client-centered and Dialectical Behavior Therapy ideas when helpful. Her work often addresses relationship strain, codependency, grief, trauma, and parenting challenges.

Sessions emphasize clear goals and small, doable changes. Kate helps clients build skills for coping with life transitions, workplace stress, and addictive behaviors. She supports people dealing with ADHD, bipolar symptoms, chronic health issues, and sleep struggles by focusing on day-to-day routines and choices.

With attention to attachment, abandonment, and blended family concerns, she helps people clarify boundaries and improve communication. Kate also addresses caregiver stress, body image worries, and issues tied to adoption or foster care. Her approach combines empathy with concrete techniques people can try between sessions.

Kate is licensed as an LCSW and works from Tennessee. Her practice centers on steady progress rather than quick fixes. People who want a collaborative, practical therapist often find her style direct but warm.

How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice their values and take small actions that match those values. It is often used for anxiety, depression, life changes, and motivation challenges. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on empathetic listening and creating space for a person to lead the conversation; it can help people process feelings around grief, relationship strain, and self-esteem. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication, which can be useful for intense emotions, codependency patterns, and stress.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their concerns, goals, and preferences and adapt techniques from different methods as needed. Together they decide which strategies feel most useful and change the plan over time based on progress and feedback.

Practical benefits of online therapy include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into busy days, which can reduce time spent traveling. Online work can make it simpler to check in during a break or follow up after a stressful day. The biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm current session options before booking to ensure they match your needs.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Self esteem Depression Coping with life changesADHD

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse GriefSleeping disordersParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personality Divorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgiveness Guilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / loneliness JealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyDialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

15+ years

Credentials

Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Kate help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems, parenting challenges, addictions, ADHD, bipolar symptoms, and compassion fatigue.

What is her basic therapy style?

Her style is compassionate and practical. She blends client-centered listening with tools from ACT, DBT, and mindfulness to help people set goals and practice new skills.

How much experience does she have?

Kate has 15 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is an LCSW and practices in Tennessee. The biography also references licensure in Indiana and Kentucky.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What should I do to start therapy?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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