About Kathleen
Kathleen Slee uses a client-centered approach to help people through hard times. She is a licensed clinical social worker with six years of experience based in New Mexico. Kathleen focuses on depression, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
She speaks English and accepts international clients. Kathleen listens first and helps people name what matters to them. Sessions focus on practical steps and honest conversation rather than jargon.
How Kathleen works
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and mindfulness practices to calm stress. Her work includes support for people affected by adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and issues tied to aging.
She also addresses codependency, divorce and separation, family of origin concerns, and feelings of guilt or shame. Kathleen helps people sort through life purpose and midlife transitions. Therapy can include talking through traumatic memories, building coping skills for mood disorders and obsessive thoughts, or planning steps for difficult life changes.
Kathleen uses Motivational Interviewing when people want to find their own reasons to change. Her sessions aim to be straightforward, respectful, and focused on what the person wants to achieve. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step connects people with Kathleen.
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Kathleen lists 9 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.
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Mexico |
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Online support options
How Kathleen’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy is about listening and following the person's lead. It helps people feel heard and figure out what matters to them before deciding on next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting patterns of thoughts and behaviors and trying small changes to reduce distress. It is useful for depression, mood problems, and obsessive or compulsive thinking.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kathleen will work with each person to choose which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She may combine listening-based work with skills training or motivational techniques depending on the issue and what the person wants to achieve.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer sessions, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is low or for quick check-ins, and live chat or text-based messaging can fit into a busy day or serve as brief support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and accessible while tailoring the format to how the person prefers to engage.
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