About Kathryn
Kathryn Heinzen is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Wisconsin with 15 years of experience. She focuses on practical help for everyday struggles like anxiety, depression, stress, grief, and issues with self-esteem. Kathryn takes a straightforward and caring approach so people can start feeling better sooner.
She works one person at a time to set clear, reachable goals. Sessions often include talking through current problems, learning coping strategies, and trying small experiments between meetings.
Background and approach
Kathryn uses methods that help change unhelpful thoughts and build new habits. Her background includes work in group homes, inpatient psychiatric settings, and intensive outpatient programs. That variety has given her experience supporting people at different stages of their mental health journey.
Kathryn also has experience helping with body image and weight-related concerns through her earlier work as a personal trainer. In practice she balances warmth with challenge. Kathryn listens closely, asks practical questions, and helps clients notice patterns that fuel stress or low mood.
She offers straightforward suggestions and collaborative planning rather than long lectures. People turn to her for help with relationship problems, parenting stress, career crossroads, ADHD challenges, and coping with life changes. Her aim is to help each person build skills they can use after therapy ends.
If someone is ready to commit to change, she works to make the work clear and manageable.
Approaches for online counseling and flexible care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding your perspective. The therapist follows your lead, reflects what she hears, and helps you decide what changes matter most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence mood and stress. It uses simple exercises and small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful patterns.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Kathryn will talk with you about your goals, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust plans based on what helps. The first few sessions are often about finding the right mix of support and practical tools.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let you hold a regular appointment without a commute. Phone sessions work well for shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, homework support, or ongoing encouragement between sessions. These options give flexibility so work on goals can happen in ways that suit your schedule and circumstances.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English