About Kathryn
Kathryn Gargett greets people who are worn out by stress, anxiety, and life transitions. She offers straightforward support for day-to-day struggles like sleep problems, relationship tension, low self-esteem, and trouble staying organized. Kathryn brings 14 years of experience and holds MD, LCPC, which she uses to guide practical steps forward.
She focuses on skill building. Sessions often center on improving emotion regulation, managing impulses, and strengthening coping habits. For people with ADHD or on the autism spectrum, she emphasizes practical strategies for executive functioning and social navigation rather than abstract theory.
Background and approach
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. Clients work together with Kathryn to set clear goals and try techniques in small steps. She draws from approaches such as cognitive behavioral methods, acceptance and commitment ideas, and mindfulness exercises to tailor what fits each person.
Kathryn also helps with grief, addiction concerns, compassion fatigue, and career or life-purpose questions. When needed she incorporates dialectical behavior ideas for distress tolerance and skills for managing intense emotions. The focus stays on what a person can do differently between sessions.
People can expect short, focused plans and homework that aim for gradual, steady change. Kathryn practices in Maryland and offers therapy that centers on real-world functioning and usable tools. She welcomes conversations about practical needs and how therapy might fit into a busy life.
Using CBT, ACT, and Mindfulness Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck in them and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood, and finding direction when life feels unsettled.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors. It often includes concrete exercises and between-session practice to reduce avoidance and improve mood or sleep.
Mindfulness-based methods teach simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus. These techniques pair well with skills work for emotion regulation and for managing impulse-driven behaviors.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your needs, adjusting techniques as you go. Clients and Kathryn decide together which combination of approaches feels most useful.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different schedules. Video lets you work through exercises and maintain face-to-face interaction, phone can be a shorter check-in that needs less bandwidth, and chat or messaging supports brief check-ins or written coaching between live meetings. These options help therapy fit school, work, or family obligations while keeping the focus on practical skills and progress.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English