Kathleen (Kathy) Malone, LPC

Kathleen (Kathy) Malone is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with over 10 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are facing big life changes find clearer direction and renewed confidence. Kathy focuses on practical, respectful conversations that meet people where they are.

Kathy regularly supports people coping with grief and loss. She also helps with relationship concerns, intimacy-related issues, and challenges around self-esteem and motivation. Clients bring questions about parenting, career shifts, and the strain that caregiving or compassion fatigue can cause.

Her work is collaborative and straightforward. Kathy adapts the pace and topics of sessions to each person's needs. She uses listening, reflection, and goal-focused steps so progress feels manageable.

People often come to her when they face transitions like midlife reassessment, illness in the family, or the end of a relationship. Kathy also addresses attachment patterns, family of origin problems, and issues such as codependency, guilt, and forgiveness.

She includes brief coaching-style guidance when useful, helping clients test changes between sessions. Her approach blends mindfulness and attention to inner meaning with practical tools to handle day-to-day stressors. The goal is clearer choices and steadier coping as life shifts unfold.

Approaches that guide online work and change

Kathy draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy to shape her online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that match their values; it can help with life transitions, midlife questions, and persistent avoidance. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and supporting each person to find their own solutions; it is useful when someone needs steady emotional support and clearer decision making.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Kathy will talk with each person about what feels most useful and adapt methods based on goals and preferences. That collaborative process helps pick exercises, discussions, and homework that match where someone wants to go.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when life is busy. They also let clients use mindfulness practices or journaling exercises between meetings and try changes in everyday settings while keeping continuity with a licensed professional.