About Kate
Kate Conochan is a licensed social worker with 15 years of experience. She holds a Licensed Independent Social Worker credential and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential and practices from Louisiana. Kate uses a direct, respectful style and partners with people to set goals that matter to them.
She favors a client-centered approach that keeps the person's preferences in view. Sessions focus on what the client wants to change and on small, manageable steps toward those goals.
How Kate works
Kate draws on several evidence-based methods to guide practical skills work and emotional processing. Her work includes helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She also supports those facing addiction, grief, relationship strain, intimacy concerns, and parenting stress.
Kate has experience with issues such as abandonment, attachment worries, blended family challenges, and caregiver strain. Kate blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused work, and mindfulness in a way that fits each person. She aims to build a strong working relationship and keeps the pace set by the client.
Sessions mix skill practice, values clarification, and emotion-focused conversation. People can expect straightforward language and concrete strategies in sessions. Kate offers phone, video, live chat, and text-based messaging options.
She helps people take the first steps and supports them through change at a steady, practical pace.
Kate lists 10 ways of working on the entry:
What Kate works with
The areas below are the ones Kate selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LISW, LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Louisiana |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How Kate’s Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice inner thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It often helps with anxiety, mood, and coping skills. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the client's goals guide the work.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Kate will work collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person’s needs and preferences. She adjusts plans based on how a person responds and what matters most to them, so therapy evolves together rather than following a strict script.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, reflection between sessions, or people who prefer writing. These options offer flexibility for scheduling and make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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