Kathleen Bass, LPC

Kathleen Bass is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship struggles, anger, and addiction concerns. She works with individuals to sort out communication problems, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem struggles, career questions, and life transitions. Kathleen offers a calm presence and a straightforward way of talking about hard things.

Her style is practical and respectful. She listens first, then tailors each conversation and plan to fit what the person needs. She aims to make sessions clear and useful rather than full of jargon.

Kathleen uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and solution-focused techniques to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try small, manageable changes. Sessions often involve identifying specific goals, practicing new responses, and reviewing what works. That approach can help with panic attacks, mood shifts, addictive urges, and anger spikes.

She also addresses attachment and abandonment concerns, forgiveness, guilt and shame, impulsivity, isolation, and the strain that comes with divorce or career transitions. Veterans and people facing midlife or identity questions are also areas she has worked with over the years.

Kathleen offers phone, video, chat, and text-based formats and works with people in Texas and beyond. She aims to support each person’s choice and pace while helping them move toward clearer thinking and better day-to-day coping.

How Kathleen Uses CBT and Solution-Focused Work Online

Kathleen offers two practical approaches that translate well to online formats. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then try small experiments to change them. It is often used for anxiety, panic, depression, and anger by building new coping steps and practicing skills between sessions.

Solution-Focused Therapy centers on clear goals and quick, concrete steps. Sessions focus on what is working, what small changes could help, and how to build on strengths. This approach can be useful for relationship issues, parenting challenges, career questions, and short-term problem solving.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Kathleen will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and daily routines to decide together which methods fit best. She adapts techniques as progress is made and keeps the plan practical and goal-oriented.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and skill practice, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports quick check-ins, and messaging lets people share thoughts between meetings. These options provide flexibility for different schedules and situations.