About Kathryn
Kathryn Douglas is an experienced counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, addiction concerns, and self-esteem struggles. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and holds the LPCC designation as well. Kathryn emphasizes practical steps people can use right away.
She draws on nearly two decades in mental health and prefers a behavioral approach. That means sessions often focus on changing thoughts and actions that keep problems going.
Background and approach
Kathryn commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and pairs it with acceptance-based work to help clients live by their values. Sessions tend to be collaborative and straightforward. Kathryn helps people set small goals, practice new skills, and track progress between meetings.
She also addresses life changes, career stress, sleep trouble, and issues related to intimacy, relationships, and parenting strain. Her background includes a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Education in Counseling, plus further graduate study in sociology and forensic psychology.
Kathryn has worked in a variety of settings since 2004, including with people managing chronic mental health conditions and addiction. Kathryn also supports clients dealing with ADHD, postpartum depression, obsessive-compulsive concerns, multicultural stress, and compassion fatigue. She aims to offer clear, simple guidance so people can try things that make daily life easier.
People who want practical tools and steady support may find her style a good fit. Kathryn focuses on small changes that build into lasting improvements.
How Kathryn Uses Practical Approaches Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions where someone wants clearer direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to shift unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, mood, sleep, and compulsive habits.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Kathryn will work with each person to identify goals, try a method, and adjust as needed. She explains the options, checks how well techniques fit daily life, and combines approaches when that makes sense for the client's needs and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and teaching skills, phone calls can be used when bandwidth is limited, chat or text can suit brief check-ins or ongoing coaching, and asynchronous messaging helps people track progress between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or school routines while keeping the focus on practical change.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Intimacy-related issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sleeping disorders
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- Illinois, Missouri, California
- Languages
- English