- Depression and mood
- Skill-based approach
- Collaborative care
About Kathleen
Kathleen Barnes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who helps people facing depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, and relationship strain. She works with individuals coping with grief, parenting challenges, addiction struggles, bipolar symptoms, anger, self-esteem concerns, and career stress. Kathleen aims to offer practical support and teach skills people can use right away.
She takes a straightforward, skills-focused approach in sessions. Kathleen uses client-centered listening to learn what matters most to each person. She draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Dialectical behavior techniques are used to build emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills.
Her training includes a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California and professional licensure as an LCSW. She has six years of clinical experience working across a range of settings and with diverse life situations. That background shapes her focus on workable tools and steady support.
In sessions, Kathleen emphasizes clear communication and helping people express wants and needs. She concentrates on concrete skills for better day-to-day functioning, from managing mood shifts to improving how people talk about problems with others.
She describes therapy as a collaborative process. Kathleen helps clients set achievable goals, practice new skills between sessions, and track the small changes that lead to better emotional balance. If someone is unsure where to begin, she guides them toward the first small steps.
She takes a straightforward, skills-focused approach in sessions. Kathleen uses client-centered listening to learn what matters most to each person. She draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Dialectical behavior techniques are used to build emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills.
Her training includes a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California and professional licensure as an LCSW. She has six years of clinical experience working across a range of settings and with diverse life situations. That background shapes her focus on workable tools and steady support.
In sessions, Kathleen emphasizes clear communication and helping people express wants and needs. She concentrates on concrete skills for better day-to-day functioning, from managing mood shifts to improving how people talk about problems with others.
She describes therapy as a collaborative process. Kathleen helps clients set achievable goals, practice new skills between sessions, and track the small changes that lead to better emotional balance. If someone is unsure where to begin, she guides them toward the first small steps.
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