Kathleen Griffin, LCPC

Kathleen Griffin is an Illinois licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) with 14 years of experience. She helps people who are struggling with relationship concerns, self-esteem, career challenges, stress and anxiety, grief, and intimacy-related issues. Kathleen offers a calm, respectful presence and focuses on practical steps people can use right away.

She tailors conversations and plans to each person's situation. Sessions aim to build motivation, strengthen confidence, and address life transitions. Kathleen also supports people facing compassion fatigue, parenting strain, sleep problems, and mood concerns such as depression and bipolar disorder.

Her work draws on therapy approaches that emphasize values, emotional connection, and skills practice. She uses clear language and concrete strategies so people can try things between sessions. The focus is on small, achievable changes rather than jargon or complicated routines.

Clients can expect collaborative planning and steady encouragement. Kathleen pays attention to trauma history, attachment patterns, and communication habits when those issues are present. She also offers guidance around topics like adoption and foster care, blended family dynamics, and alternative sexual culture when they are relevant to a person’s goals.

People who want to explore career direction, resolve commitment or codependency concerns, or work through abandonment and control issues will find a practical, supportive approach. Kathleen frames therapy as a partnership aimed at clearer goals and more usable coping tools.

How her approaches work for online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values, often reducing avoidance and stuck patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, sleep, and mood problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and communication, useful when intimacy or trust issues come up.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kathleen will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and daily life. She adjusts pace and tools as people try things and report back what helps.

Confirm the specific online session formats available before booking, as options are set by the practice. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten commute time, and allow quieter check-ins during a lunch break or between obligations. Some formats work better when visual cues are useful, while others can be a quick phone-style conversation that needs less bandwidth. Discuss session length and timing during the matching process to find what fits best.