Dr. Kathleen Morse, LCSW-R

Dr. Kathleen Morse offers help for stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, parenting struggles, trauma, bipolar mood concerns, and major life changes. She greets people with a calm, straightforward manner and focuses on practical steps to feel steadier. Her tone is warm and direct, aiming to make each session feel focused and manageable.

Dr. Morse is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Registered (LCSW-R) practicing in New York and brings 15 years of professional experience. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness practices, and narrative work to help people see patterns, test small changes, and tell different stories about themselves.

In sessions she helps people build coping skills, handle caregiving and health-related stress, and face the emotional work of aging, cancer, chronic illness, or end-of-life concerns. She also supports people dealing with divorce, communication breakdowns, postpartum depression, social anxiety, and feelings of emptiness or shame.

Her approach is collaborative. She listens to what’s working and what isn’t, then suggests straightforward techniques to try between visits. Mindfulness exercises, thought-challenging, and reframing personal narratives are common tools patients may use to shift daily habits and moods.

Dr. Morse trained at New York University and Adelphi University and has experience in hospitals, clinics, nonprofit settings, cancer centers, and hospice. She emphasizes practical goals, steady progress, and adapting methods to match each person’s life and needs.

How CBT, Mindfulness, and Narrative Work Online

Dr. Morse often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors; CBT tends to involve setting small goals, tracking thoughts, and practicing changes between sessions. Mindfulness Therapy offers simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase focus, which can be useful for anxiety, stress, and mood management. Narrative Therapy invites people to describe their life stories and then look for alternative interpretations that open new possibilities for action and meaning.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, try methods that fit day-to-day life, and adjust strategies based on what helps most. This collaborative process aims to match techniques to real problems and real routines rather than applying one fixed method.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit busy schedules and different needs. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversation, phone sessions are handy when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can support quick check-ins or short exercises between meetings. These options make therapy more flexible for appointments, caregiving responsibilities, medical needs, or tight work schedules.