- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Attachment work
About Kathleen
Kathleen Griffin is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 14 years of experience. She works with people facing relationship struggles, low self-esteem, career setbacks, and life transitions. Kathleen also addresses stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, mood concerns such as depression and bipolar, and intimacy-related issues.
Her approach blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) with acceptance and behavior-focused methods. Sessions focus on identifying painful emotions and the patterns that keep them active. She helps clients name feelings, try new ways of responding, and practice healthier interactions in everyday life.
Kathleen uses elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people clarify values and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Attachment-based ideas inform work around bonding, abandonment, and relationship patterns. Client-centered principles shape sessions so clients guide the pace and priorities.
Practical concerns like sleep, parenting stress, caregiving strain, and work motivation are addressed alongside deeper topics such as trauma, attachment wounds, and codependency. She also supports people navigating identity and LGBT-related concerns and alternative sexual cultures such as BDSM and kink.
Sessions aim to be straightforward and focused. Kathleen asks questions, reflects what she hears, and suggests exercises to try between meetings. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site’s online therapy options.
How her approaches translate to online work
Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on recognizing and naming strong emotions and the interaction patterns they create. In online sessions this can help people notice how emotions show up between partners or within themselves, and then try new, more open responses.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people get clear on what matters to them and practice small actions that match those values. Online sessions often use practical exercises and brief behavioral steps to bridge therapy and daily life.
Attachment-based ideas guide work around abandonment, bonding, and long-standing relationship patterns. Those themes are explored in discussion and role-play, with attention to how early experiences shape current responses.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate to figure out which methods fit a client's concerns, goals, and preferences. That decision is checked and adjusted as therapy progresses.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists use conversation, exercises, and homework suited to an online setting so progress can continue between meetings.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with relationship struggles, self-esteem, career issues, stress and anxiety, grief, trauma, mood concerns like depression and bipolar, and intimacy-related problems.
What therapeutic style does she use?
Her work combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, CBT, client-centered and attachment-based ideas.
How much experience does she have?
She holds 14 years of professional experience as an LCPC practicing in Illinois.
What credential and location apply?
She is an Illinois LCPC and practices with that credential in Illinois.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Confirm current session options before booking by using the site’s matching and scheduling steps, as session formats are not listed in the biography.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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