Kathleen McCarthy , LCSW

Kathleen McCarthy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 34 years of experience. She practices from Wisconsin and helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, addiction, mood concerns, and related struggles.

Kathleen uses practical, hands-on techniques to address the problems people bring to sessions. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, hypnotherapy, mindfulness, and solution-focused methods to tailor work to each person. Sessions focus on clear goals and manageable steps toward change.

Her work often centers on trauma and its effects on thinking, behavior, and relationships. She also helps with sleep and eating concerns, parenting strain, career stress, and compassion fatigue. Kathleen pays attention to how medical, social, and personal factors interact when people feel stuck.

In sessions she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, try new behaviors, and build routines that support recovery and growth. Treatment can include brief skill-building, trauma processing, or calming and grounding practices depending on needs. The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Kathleen brings a wellness-oriented view to therapy. She encourages clients to identify values and realistic goals, then works with them on practical steps. People looking for tools to manage symptoms and move toward their goals will find a structured, flexible approach.

How CBT, EMDR, and Mindfulness work online

CBT helps people notice and change patterns of thinking and behavior that feed anxiety, low mood, and stress; online sessions let therapists guide thought records, behavioral experiments, and homework in real time. EMDR focuses on processing traumatic memories through structured bilateral stimulation and guided recall; virtual sessions can use visual or auditory methods along with coaching to help reprocess distressing memories. Mindfulness therapy teaches attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve mood, which works well in short online practices and guided exercises.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about symptoms, goals, and what feels workable. Together they will try methods that fit the client's needs and adjust the plan as progress is reviewed.

Online care offers practical flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face work and shared tools, phone calls are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat or text messaging can support quick check-ins and between-session coaching, and shorter formats can fit into a busy day. These options make it easier to maintain regular contact and continue therapy from different locations.