Kathleen Griffin

Kathleen Griffin is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois with 14 years of experience. She helps people facing relationship strain, low self-esteem, career uncertainty, anxiety, depression, and the stress of life changes. She also supports those dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and intimacy-related concerns.

Kathleen keeps conversations direct and respectful. She listens first, then tailors a plan that fits each person's situation. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings to build confidence and manage difficult feelings.

Her work draws on several evidence-based approaches to match different needs. Kathleen uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and ACT exercises to clarify values and take meaningful action. Attachment-based ideas inform how she looks at relational patterns that repeat across relationships.

Clients can expect a collaborative tone. Kathleen aims to help people notice what is and is not working, practice new skills, and set realistic goals. She describes the work as supportive and empowering rather than prescriptive.

Kathleen offers care in English and practices across issues including parenting stress, blended family concerns, adoption and foster care matters, aging and caregiver stress, and aspects of sexual expression such as BDSM and kink. She asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire to get started and to schedule according to therapist availability.

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small steps toward those values. It often involves brief exercises and practical homework to build momentum. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current connections and helps people practice new ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and choose methods together. That collaborative process helps match ACT, CBT, or attachment-focused ideas to whatever feels most useful for each person.

Confirm current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, shorten commute time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue consistent weekly work during life transitions, so practice and progress can fit into everyday routines.