About Kathleen
Kathleen Hartman-McCarthy is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns. She brings 25 years of counseling experience to sessions and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her tone is caring and direct, aimed at someone looking for clear help during a hard time.
She begins by listening to what matters most to each person. Kathleen draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and client-centered approaches to build useful skills.
Background and approach
Sessions often include simple tools for coping with strong emotions, breaking unhelpful thinking patterns, and setting values-based goals. When addiction or substance concerns are part of the picture, she combines practical strategies with attention to underlying needs. Kathleen also addresses parenting strain, postpartum mood concerns, and the stress that comes with life changes.
She pays attention to how mental, physical, spiritual, and interpersonal health connect in everyday life. Her style is collaborative and strengths-based. People are invited to try techniques, notice what helps, and adjust the plan as they go.
Kathleen offers a calm environment where clients can talk, learn new coping strategies, and work toward improved day-to-day functioning. Based in Indiana, she holds a Master of Social Work and carries both LMSW and LCSW credentials. Her work reflects long clinical experience and a focus on practical, reachable goals.
How Kathleen’s approaches work 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 is useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and changing behavior through practical exercises and homework. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and problems that respond to skill practice.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kathleen collaborates with each person to decide which methods to try first and adjusts based on what helps. Clients and therapist set goals together, try small changes, and track progress so the plan shifts as needed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging let people send notes between sessions and get brief coaching or reminders. These options aim to make therapy flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Anger management
- Co-morbidity
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Infidelity
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Indiana, Michigan
- Languages
- English
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