Kathleen Walker, LPC

Kathleen Walker is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on practical, person-centered therapy. She aims to help people handle stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and big life changes. Kathleen writes simple plans you can use between sessions and talks through problems in everyday language. She changed careers in her thirties and spent the next decade training and working in mental health. That path led her to many settings where she supported people dealing with addiction and impulse issues. Over time she also gained experience helping people facing trauma, depression, and complicated grief. Her approach centers on methods that match each person’s needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Existential Therapy. In practice that means she helps people notice difficult thoughts, try new behaviors, and clarify what matters most to them. Sessions typically involve collaborative goal-setting and concrete skills you can practice between meetings. Kathleen pays attention to areas like body image, caregiver stress, codependency, and communication problems when those issues come up. She also supports people working on substance use, eating-related concerns, and hoarding tendencies. With seven years of experience as an LPC in Pennsylvania, Kathleen aims to be straightforward and supportive. She invites people to bring real-life problems to the room and work on small, manageable steps toward change.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed action toward them. It helps people move forward even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present, which can be useful for midlife transitions, addiction, and coping with loss.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. It teaches concrete skills to reframe unhelpful thinking and build new habits, often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kathleen will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether ACT, CBT, DBT techniques, or a client-centered, existential angle best fits the situation.

Many people find online therapy easier to fit into their day because it cuts out travel and can be scheduled around work or caregiving. Please confirm the current session options before booking, since session formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it simpler to practice new skills between meetings and to check in during a busy week without needing extra travel time.