Kathleen Neiswonger , LCMHC

Kathleen Neiswonger is a licensed clinical mental health counselor who helps people feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or emptied out by life. She speaks plainly and aims to make next steps feel manageable. Her style centers on practical change and on helping clients reconnect with what matters to them.

She uses approaches that focus on thoughts, behavior, and values to reduce distress and increase engagement in valued activities. Sessions often look at unhelpful thinking patterns, small behavior changes, and steps toward clearer goals. Kathleen also brings a client-centered stance that emphasizes listening and aligning work with each person's pace and priorities.

Her background includes teaching middle and high school English, work in community mental health, private practice, and experience as a school counselor. This mix gives her experience with both short-term problem solving and longer-term life transitions. She has four years of clinical experience and holds the LCMHC credential in North Carolina.

Kathleen welcomes discussions about spiritual or faith matters when clients want to include them, and she follows the client’s lead on whether to explore that dimension. Common concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting challenges, grief, and ADHD-related struggles.

Her approach blends cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work to create clear, doable steps. Clients typically leave sessions with specific ideas to try between meetings and a plan for measuring progress.

Practical approaches for online therapy

Kathleen commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy, client-centered therapy, and mindfulness therapy in online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and anger. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and working at the client’s pace, which helps people feel heard and make decisions that match their values. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness, useful for stress and trauma symptoms.

Finding the best approach is a joint process. Kathleen will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or has not worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is tracked and goals evolve.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video lets people work face to face from wherever they are; phone sessions can fit into a lunch break or when bandwidth is limited; live chat and text-based messaging allow brief check-ins or ongoing support without scheduling a longer session. These options help clients fit therapy into a busy life and keep consistent momentum between meetings.