About Kathleen
Kathleen Shapiro is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people facing stress and anxiety. She also supports those coping with depression, grief, addictions, trauma, anger, bipolar challenges, self-esteem concerns, and life changes. Her tone is warm and direct, aiming to make the first step feel manageable.
Kathleen keeps sessions focused and practical. She listens first and asks what matters most to the person in front of her. Goals are set together and adjusted as progress is made.
Background and approach
She uses straightforward tools so people can try new ways of thinking and acting between sessions. Her approach mixes client-centered care with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. She also draws on motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods when those fit the situation.
This variety helps her match tools to each person’s needs rather than relying on a single method. Kathleen brings more than a decade of counseling experience and a master's degree in professional clinical counseling to her work. She pays attention to cultural factors and respects people’s backgrounds when shaping treatment.
Her style aims to be collaborative rather than prescriptive. Outside work she values time outdoors, walking trails, and playing weekend softball. She encourages self-care and balance as part of recovery and growth.
If someone is feeling overwhelmed, she offers steady support while they build practical skills and clearer goals.
How her approaches fit online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and working at the person's pace. Online sessions let Kathleen tune in to priorities and collaborate on goals even when meeting remotely. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, uses simple steps to recognize unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors; it works well for anxiety, depression, and stress and translates easily to tasks and worksheets done between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes skills like emotion regulation and distress tolerance; those skills can be taught and practiced through video sessions and short text check-ins.Choosing an approach is a team process. Kathleen will talk about which methods match the person’s goals and preferences, and she will adjust strategies as progress is made. The plan can change over time to meet shifting needs and to focus on practical skills people can use day to day.
Online therapy offers flexibility for different schedules and situations. Video calls work well for in-depth conversation and skill teaching, phone sessions can be useful when a quick check-in is needed or bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can support shorter updates, homework reminders, or brief coaching between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the work focused on clear goals and skill building.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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