About Kathleen
Kathleen Eager-Ariz helps people who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward. She focuses on practical steps parents and individuals can use to manage stress, worry, mood changes, and relationship strains. Kathleen uses clear, respectful language and a warm presence to make conversations feel manageable.
She pays attention to daily habits, routines, and emotional signals to see what is blocking a person from feeling better. Kathleen believes most people have strength and resilience, even when patterns or past hurt get in the way.
How Kathleen works
Therapy is a chance to notice those patterns, try small changes, and build new ways of coping. Her approach is collaborative and person-centered. She draws on cognitive behavioral methods to address thinking and behavior patterns.
She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people notice their values and take steps toward them. Kathleen has three years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, working with anxiety, depression, trauma, emotional dysregulation, parenting concerns, and life transitions. She supports people dealing with grief, addiction-related struggles, anger, and changes in career or daily functioning.
Sessions aim to be practical and focused. Kathleen helps clients develop tools for sleep, eating, impulse control, and managing intense emotions. She also addresses attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency, caregiver stress, chronic illness challenges, and issues like infidelity or isolation.
People who choose Kathleen can expect a steady, optimistic therapist who listens and offers concrete strategies. The work is paced to the individual's needs, with an emphasis on small, achievable steps toward a more balanced life.
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What Kathleen works with
The areas below are the ones Kathleen selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, meaningful steps toward those values while learning to live with uncomfortable thoughts or feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and motivation problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replacing them with practical alternatives to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. It often helps with anxiety, mood, sleep, and eating issues. Emotionally-Focused Therapy, or EFT, centers on understanding emotions and connection patterns to improve relationship and intimacy concerns and reduce feelings of isolation.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kathleen will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and suggest strategies that fit their situation. Together they adjust methods over time so the work stays relevant and practical.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video works well when visual cues help the conversation. Phone sessions can fit into a lunch break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text can support brief check-ins, skill practice, or ongoing encouragement between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work and family life.
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