About Katherine
Katherine Kaufmann is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Maine with ten years of experience. She focuses on stress and anxiety along with relationship and family concerns. Katherine also supports people coping with trauma and abuse, grief, and major life changes.
Katherine currently works full time in a middle school setting, where she has spent years helping young people navigate difficult emotions and transitions. Her style is straightforward and calm.
Background and approach
She listens first, then helps identify practical next steps that feel doable. Sessions emphasize building on strengths that are already present. Katherine helps clients learn coping skills, manage worries, and improve communication.
She uses plain language and concrete exercises so tools are easy to try between sessions. Katherine approaches care as a partnership. She asks questions, offers options, and adjusts strategies based on what is working.
Small changes over time are encouraged rather than large sudden shifts. People who reach out can expect focused, compassionate support for everyday struggles. Katherine aims to make progress feel manageable and relevant to each person’s life.
She works in English and practices from Maine.
How evidence-based approaches fit into online therapy
Many clients benefit from brief, focused techniques that reduce worry and improve daily functioning. One common approach involves teaching anxiety management skills such as breathing exercises, grounding, and step-by-step exposure to feared situations. These tools help people lower immediate stress and practice facing difficult moments a bit at a time.Another helpful method centers on building coping strategies and communication skills for relationship and family stress. This work uses role practice, problem-solving steps, and clear goal setting so people can try new ways of talking and relating between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options, try techniques, and adjust plans based on what the client prefers and what helps most. That collaborative process aims to match methods to each person's goals.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversation. Phone sessions can fit into a work break or be used when bandwidth is low. Live chat or text-based messaging works for brief check-ins, short skill coaching, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on practical progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Maine
- Languages
- English
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