About Kathleen
Kathleen Stark helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self esteem, depression, anger, and big life changes. She also focuses on work related to autism and Asperger Syndrome and intellectual disability. Kathleen holds a Master of Arts in Counseling and practices as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Michigan.
She uses straightforward, practical conversation to help people identify problems and try new ways of coping. Sessions are geared to each person's pace and needs.
Background and approach
Kathleen emphasizes clients' strengths and decisions rather than telling people what to do. Her background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Child Psychology and a Master of Arts in Counseling from Oakland University. She has a decade of professional experience and has been recognized as a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional since 2019.
She is also working toward autism specialist certification. Kathleen has a long history of speaking with young people about service dogs and sharing lived experience of cerebral palsy to increase understanding. That work informs how she listens and responds in session.
She aims to make therapy a practical space for trying new coping skills and habits. People who come to Kathleen can expect a calm, respectful approach. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and helps them build on existing strengths.
The focus is on useful tools, clearer choices, and steady progress.
Approaches and online sessions that fit your life
Evidence-based techniques focus on helping people feel safer in their bodies and change unhelpful patterns. One common method centers on coping skills for stress and anxiety - teaching simple breathing, grounding, and thought-checking exercises that reduce intense reactions and make daily life easier. This approach works well for panic, ongoing worry, and immediate stressors.For trauma and abuse concerns, work often involves pacing, building emotion regulation skills, and creating ways to manage triggers. These steps aim to reduce overwhelm and increase control over reactions rather than rushing through memories. That kind of work can be useful for people dealing with past hurt and its ongoing effects.
Finding the right techniques is part of the process. Kathleen collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort. She adjusts plans over time and checks in regularly to see what helps and what needs to change.
Online therapy offers real practical benefits. Video calls let people talk face to face when scheduling or travel is difficult. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging provide brief check-ins, progress notes, or a way to stay connected between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and try approaches that work for each person.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Intellectual disability
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English