About Kathleen
Kathleen McGlynn is a licensed mental health counselor with 12 years of experience helping people facing addictions, anger, depression, and trauma. She works with concerns such as grief, parenting stress, low self-esteem, career changes, and coping with life transitions. Kathleen also supports people dealing with bipolar symptoms, compassion fatigue, and complex issues like hoarding, obsessions and compulsions, paranoia, and personality disorders.
Her approach is straightforward and respectful. She builds conversations around each person's needs and tailors plans to fit real life.
How Kathleen works
Kathleen uses listening and practical strategies so people can take manageable steps between sessions. Kathleen draws on client-centered therapy to keep sessions focused on the person's perspective and priorities. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors.
Together these approaches aim to reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning. Sessions are offered in English and held online by phone, video, live chat, or text messaging. People who live in New York will find her credential listed as LMHC, which stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor.
Taking the first step can feel hard. Kathleen emphasizes compassion and clear goals so people feel supported while they work toward change. She helps clients set small, realistic tasks and checks progress over time.
Kathleen lists 2 ways of working on the entry:
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.
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Depression
Also listed
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Intellectual disability
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How Kathleen Uses Common Approaches Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own goals and perspective. In practice this means the therapist listens carefully, follows the client's lead, and helps people clarify what matters most to them. This approach is useful when someone wants support that fits their values and pace.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. It breaks problems into specific thoughts, feelings, and actions, then tries small experiments to see what changes. CBT is often used for depression, anxiety, obsessive thoughts, and challenges like anger or compulsive behaviors.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kathleen collaborates with each person to figure out which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time and checks in about what is helpful so the plan stays relevant.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, while phone calls can fit a break at work or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging serve as shorter check-ins or extra support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep consistent momentum.
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