Dr. Kathleen Hathaway, LMFT

Dr. Kathleen Hathaway helps with stress, anxiety, relationships, self-esteem, career questions, and life coaching. She greets people with warmth and clear direction. Her approach is practical and focused on immediate concerns, so conversations stay useful and to the point.

She draws on 25 years of experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist, LMFT. That background means she has worked through many kinds of relationship and mood challenges. Sessions center on identifying what is most troubling and making small, doable changes that fit daily life.

Dr. Hathaway uses cognitive behavioral ideas to examine unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also relies on client-centered listening to make sure each person’s priorities guide the work. When relationships are the focus, she brings in Gottman Method ideas to improve communication and reduce conflict.

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She guides problem-solving, offers tools for stress and anxiety, and helps people build self-confidence and clarity about career choices. She also addresses issues such as caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, family of origin concerns, grief around separation or divorce, and moral emotions like guilt and shame.

Sessions may include practical exercises, communication practice, and short skill-building tasks to use between meetings. Dr. Hathaway aims to help people feel steadier and more able to handle daily pressures while moving toward clearer goals.

How therapeutic methods translate to online care

Dr. Hathaway commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered approaches in sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors; it is often used for anxiety, stress, and mood concerns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes careful listening and helping the client set the agenda, which can support self-esteem, life choices, and emotional processing.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and day-to-day realities, then recommend ways of working that fit the person's needs. That conversation is collaborative and may shift as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a quick check-in, and messaging supports shorter reflections or ongoing coaching between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to maintain continuity when travel or work demands change.