- Relationship support
- Practical coping skills
- Values-focused work
About Kathleen
Kathleen Griffin is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) who helps people navigate relationship struggles, self-esteem challenges, career setbacks, and life transitions. She focuses on practical ways to manage stress, anxiety, grief, compassion fatigue, and issues related to intimacy and codependency. Her tone is respectful and compassionate, aimed at people ready to try change but unsure where to start.
She uses straightforward conversation to learn what matters most to each person. Sessions are shaped around the client’s goals and daily realities rather than one-size-fits-all plans. Kathleen encourages small, actionable steps so progress feels manageable and real.
Her background includes 14 years of experience working with a range of concerns from mood disorders like depression and bipolar disorder to parenting strain, attachment issues, and complex trauma. She also addresses areas such as adoption and foster care, aging, blended family questions, and alternative-sex-culture topics like BDSM and kink when those issues affect an individual’s wellbeing.
In the room she draws on approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and client-centered work. That mix allows her to combine practical skills training with attention to relationships and values.
Kathleen invites people to bring their real-life problems - sleepless nights, anger, caregiver stress, or worry about commitment - and to try concrete tools together. She aims to support and empower clients as they make steady changes toward a more satisfying life.
Using different therapeutic approaches in online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action toward them while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help people who feel stuck by connecting daily choices to what matters most.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and for building practical coping skills.
Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick strategies that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean combining skills training with values-focused exercises and attention to attachment patterns.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let someone choose whether to use video or another format based on what suits their energy and bandwidth. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT tools for remote sessions so practical skill practice and values work still happen between meetings.
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Experience
14+ years
Credentials
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with relationship concerns, self-esteem, career challenges, stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, codependency, and related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She takes a practical, conversational approach and tailors sessions to each person’s goals. Sessions focus on small, doable steps and real-life problem solving.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of professional experience working with clients on mood, relationship, and life-transition concerns.
What credentials and where does she practice?
She holds an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor credential, listed as LCPC, and practices in Illinois.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a session with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
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