Kathryn Klein, LCPC

Illinois · 15 years in practice

Kathryn Klein is a licensed clinical professional counselor who aims to make therapy feel like an honest conversation.

License and registration

LCPC, Illinois: 180.006421 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1265761688 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 15
Languages: English

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About Kathryn

Kathryn Klein is a licensed clinical professional counselor who aims to make therapy feel like an honest conversation. She speaks plainly and listens carefully to help people untangle stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, depression, ADHD concerns, and workplace burnout. Her approach is down-to-earth and practical, welcoming people who want clear feedback and usable tools.

She draws on 15 years of clinical experience and combines talk-based work with techniques from several schools of therapy.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on understanding patterns, naming painful feelings, and finding steps that fit day-to-day life. Kathryn frames therapy as a shared process and invites people to shape goals that matter to them. Her background includes work with mood disorders, trauma and abuse, identity and LGBT matters, and complex issues such as codependency, infidelity, and family of origin problems.

She also supports people facing career transitions, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue. The work can address overlapping concerns like co-morbidity, avoidance, or persistent shame. Kathryn uses Jungian ideas about meaning and symbols alongside client-centered listening and cognitive behavioral strategies to shift thoughts and behavior.

She also integrates emotionally-focused and existential themes when they help people name feelings and regain purpose. Therapy tends to be conversational, reflective, and action-oriented. People who prefer straightforward feedback, concrete coping steps, and space to tell their story often find her style accessible.

Kathryn encourages openness about what does and doesn’t work, and she adjusts the pace to each person’s needs.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Depression
ADHD
LGBT
Family conflicts
Grief
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Avoidant personality
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Control issues
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Guilt and shame
Infidelity
Jealousy
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Phobias
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Kathryn names

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Online support

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Jungian therapy pays attention to meaning, dreams, and personal symbols to help people make sense of inner patterns and life transitions; it can be useful for grief, emptiness, and identity questions. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and the client's own goals so sessions often center on telling the story and reflecting on what matters most. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on practical changes in thinking and behavior and helps with anxiety, depression, ADHD-related patterns, and coping skills.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to try methods that fit their needs and preferences. Together they will set goals, test what helps, and adjust the pace and mix of approaches based on progress and feedback.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual connection matters, phone sessions reduce bandwidth needs, live chat and messaging work for quick check-ins or when a shorter exchange fits someone's day. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping therapy consistent and focused.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Kathryn commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, ADHD, grief, parenting strain, bipolar concerns, and compassion fatigue among other topics.

What is Kathryn's general approach to therapy?

Her style is conversational and client-centered. She listens, gives feedback, and uses ideas from Jungian therapy, CBT, EFT, and existential work to help people make practical changes.

How much experience does she have?

She has 15 years of experience working in clinical settings and with a range of emotional and relational concerns.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds an IL LCPC credential and practices from Illinois.

Can people who live outside the United States work with her?

Yes, international clients are accepted and sessions are conducted in English.

Which session formats does she offer?

Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the agreed format.

How are costs and billing handled?

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

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