Kathleen Connolly, LICSW

Kathleen Connolly is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with 20 years of experience. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and life transitions. Her approach is practical and person-focused, aimed at finding clear steps forward when life feels overwhelming.

Kathleen has worked in many settings across Massachusetts and with a wide range of adults. Much of her work has involved supporting people through changes related to work, relationships, aging, caregiving, and health challenges. She also provides care for concerns like grief, trauma, eating and sleep difficulties, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

She emphasizes the relationship between therapist and client as the main tool for change. Sessions are conversational and collaborative, with attention to strengths and real-life coping skills. Kathleen helps people identify patterns, reframe unhelpful thoughts, and try small behavioral steps to reduce distress.

Kathleen draws on several approaches to match what each person needs. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to address thinking and behavior, client-centered methods to follow what matters most to the client, and mindfulness strategies to build present-moment awareness. She also uses narrative and motivational approaches when those fit the issue.

Therapy is offered remotely by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. People who want to begin choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on availability.

How Kathleen's Approaches Work Online

Kathleen often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice thoughts that increase stress or anxiety and to try small behavior changes that can ease symptoms. CBT is useful for worry, low mood, sleep trouble, and many everyday problems.

She also works from a client-centered stance, which means listening closely to what matters to the person and shaping sessions around their goals. That approach helps people feel heard and builds a trusting working relationship that supports change.

Finding the right mix of methods is a shared process. Kathleen will talk with each person about goals and preferences and suggest approaches to try. The plan can change as needs evolve, with the therapist and client adjusting techniques together.

Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls let people read facial cues and have a longer conversation, while phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging offer quick reflections and ongoing support between sessions. These options increase flexibility and help keep momentum during transitions and stressful periods.