About Kathryn
Kathryn Starratt is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in New Hampshire with 24 years of experience. She centers care on the person in front of her and aims to make therapy practical and accessible. Kathryn creates a calm, respectful space where people can talk through what matters most to them.
Kathryn uses a person-centered stance that emphasizes each person’s strengths. She also incorporates cognitive behavioral ideas, solution-focused work, trauma-informed methods, and straightforward psychoeducation.
How Kathryn works
Sessions include listening, skill building, and concrete steps people can try between meetings. Her background includes work in emergency services, community mental health, and with families formed through adoption and foster care. That variety shaped how she responds to stress, grief, relationship struggles, and workplace strain.
Kathryn has seen how people grow when given steady support and practical tools. She is comfortable addressing concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting worries, career decisions, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue. Kathryn aims to blend clear ideas with warmth and a touch of humor to help people move forward.
Kathryn welcomes being part of a person’s healing process and focuses on collaboration. She encourages realistic goals and offers ways to practice new skills between sessions.
What Kathryn works with
The areas below are the ones Kathryn 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
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 24 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Hampshire |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Kathryn commonly uses person-centered work and cognitive behavioral ideas to guide online sessions. Person-centered work focuses on listening closely, building trust, and helping people explore what matters to them. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to think things through. Cognitive behavioral techniques look at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teach practical skills to reduce anxiety and manage mood.She also draws on trauma-informed methods and solution-focused strategies when they fit a person's needs. Trauma-informed methods help people understand responses to difficult events and learn grounding and coping tools. Solution-focused work narrows in on small, achievable steps to create change quickly. Choosing the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process - Kathryn works with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and life circumstances.
Online therapy offers many practical benefits. Video calls let people read nonverbal cues and have fuller conversations. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option or easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat or text-based messaging supports quick check-ins, brief coaching, and ongoing contact between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting work, family, and other demands into a routine.
Start online instead of waiting
Our partner service asks a few questions about what you are looking for and matches you with a therapist for sessions from home.
Book with KathrynWe will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.
Common questions
What concerns does Kathryn commonly address?
What is her therapy style like?
How much experience does she bring?
What credentials and location are listed?
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
What session formats are available?
How are costs handled for sessions?
How do I begin working with Kathryn?
A practical next step
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.
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. Entries are not assessed or endorsed by this directory.
Other entries for stress, anxiety
Supportive LCSW helping people build strength and clarity
Practical, trauma-aware therapy for everyday life
Practical, relational therapy for life transitions