Kathleen Cates-Richardson, LMFT

Iowa · 16 years in practice

Kathleen Cates-Richardson is a licensed marriage and family therapist who brings 16 years of clinical experience to her work.

License and registration

LMFT, Iowa: 000370 · expires September 2026
LMFT, Arizona: LMFT-16264 · expires December 2026
NPI: 1104062298 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 16
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Kathleen

Kathleen Cates-Richardson is a licensed marriage and family therapist who brings 16 years of clinical experience to her work. She focuses on helping people facing depression, anxiety, addiction concerns, sleep trouble, relationship strain, trauma, and intimacy-related challenges. Kathleen aims to make the first step toward change feel possible and manageable.

She creates a calm space where people can speak honestly about hard things. Sessions are meant to be nonjudgmental and direct.

Background and approach

Kathleen encourages clients to name feelings and patterns so they can make practical changes that fit their lives. Her approach draws from Jungian ideas about meaning and symbols, while also using client-centered listening and skills-based methods. That combination helps people understand their inner life and build better daily habits.

Kathleen often blends insight with concrete tools to address mood, coping, and relationship problems. Across her work she supports people coping with loss, abandonment issues, adoption and foster care histories, aging concerns, autism and Asperger syndrome, and caregiver stress. She also helps with communication problems, control issues, body image, and challenges tied to cancer or chronic illness.

Kathleen holds an LMFT credential and is licensed in Iowa and Arizona. She works in a way that aims to match each person’s needs, whether the focus is exploring personal meaning or learning new ways to manage emotions and behaviors.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Kathleen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Addictions
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Depression
Sleeping disorders
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Fertility issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Phobias
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Sex addiction
Sexual dysfunction
Social anxiety and phobia
Trichotillomania
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Kathleen names

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Online support

How Jungian and Skills-Based Approaches Work Online

Jungian-informed work invites people to notice images, dreams, and life patterns to find meaning and new directions. This approach can help when someone feels stuck, disconnected, or unsure about identity and life purpose. Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person through active listening and empathy, giving space for people to set the agenda and pace.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, offers practical tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and can help with depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and addiction-related habits. Using a mix of depth-oriented and skills-focused methods allows sessions to be tailored to emotional insight as well as day-to-day coping needs. The therapist and client will work together to decide which methods best match the person’s goals and preferences in a collaborative way.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people work face-to-face when visual connection matters. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit a walk or a break from work. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, written processing, or ongoing problem-solving between longer sessions. These options offer flexibility to match schedules and communication styles while keeping therapy practical and accessible.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Kathleen commonly help with?

She works with people facing addictions, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, depression, and sleeping problems, along with related issues like abandonment and caregiver stress.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style mixes Jungian exploration of meaning with client-centered listening and skills-based techniques such as CBT and DBT to address thoughts, emotions, and behavior.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 16 years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including grief, addictions, and relationship issues.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds the LMFT credential and is licensed in Iowa and Arizona, with practice tied to Iowa as the listed location.

In which languages are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and routines.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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