About Kathleen
Kathleen Rushing is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas. She brings nearly two decades of counseling experience and a steady, practical approach to helping people manage anxiety, stress, depression, grief, and major life changes. Kathleen speaks English and frames sessions in plain language so clients can focus on real steps forward.
Kathleen earned a master's degree in counseling from the University of Houston-Victoria in 2004 and has worked in counseling roles for many years.
Background and approach
Her background includes long-term practice as a school counselor and later work as an LPC, giving her experience with common life transitions and workplace stresses. She draws on that experience to make sessions straightforward and goal oriented. Her main methods include cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, client-centered techniques, and solution-focused work.
In session, she helps people notice unhelpful thinking, try small behavior changes, and use grounding or mindful strategies to reduce overwhelm. She also helps with relationship issues, parenting stress, self-esteem, and questions about life purpose. Kathleen favors short-term planning alongside deeper reflection.
She works with each person to set clear, manageable goals and checks progress regularly. Sessions often mix practical exercises, thought records, and mindfulness practices tailored to daily life. People who value calm, direct guidance and simple tools tend to connect well with her style.
Kathleen aims to make therapy usable and relevant so people can better cope with the problems they brought to therapy.
Practical approaches for online anxiety and life stress
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own goals and perspective, so the therapist listens closely and helps clients find their own solutions. This approach supports people who want a respectful, nonjudgmental space to talk through worries and life choices.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) teaches people to notice unhelpful thoughts and test them with small behavioral experiments. CBT is often used for anxiety, low mood, and stress by turning ideas into reachable actions and clearer thinking.
Mindfulness therapy offers simple breathing and attention practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus during stressful moments. These techniques are useful for managing overwhelm and grounding attention in daily life.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress is tracked.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video lets the therapist and client meet face to face; phone can be a lower-bandwidth option; chat or messaging can support brief check-ins and ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into workdays, caregiving schedules, or busy routines, while keeping focus on real, practical steps.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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