About Kathleen
Kathleen Schober is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage anxiety, depression, stress, ADHD, and addictive behaviors. She writes with a direct, supportive tone and brings 14 years of clinical experience in Connecticut to each session. Kathleen aims to make therapy feel approachable and useful from the first conversation.
Her background includes work in outpatient substance abuse programs, psychiatric crisis intervention in an emergency room, elderly psychiatric support services, and independent practice.
Background and approach
These settings shaped a practical way of working that focuses on what you need now. She draws on several methods and chooses tools to match each person's situation. Kathleen’s style is warm and nonjudgmental with a bit of humor when appropriate.
Sessions center on listening first, then building clear steps toward change. She balances emotional support with techniques that help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Common topics she addresses include relationship strain, life transitions, grief, trauma, anger, self-esteem, and career stress.
She also helps people navigating bipolar mood concerns and codependency patterns. For people managing ADHD she works to identify practical strategies that fit daily life. Clients can expect collaborative goal setting and focused steps between sessions.
Kathleen uses client-centered methods alongside cognitive behavioral and solution-focused techniques. Her aim is to help people make steady, realistic progress toward the life they want.
Approach-driven care for online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the client's experience without judgment, helping people feel heard and to clarify their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and uses practical exercises to reduce symptoms like anxiety and low mood. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, concrete steps and the strengths a person already has to create change quickly.Choosing which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Together they decide which methods fit the person's needs and daily life.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues and mirror an in-person conversation, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, quick homework support, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on practical progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English
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