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Kathleen Griffin, LCPC

  • Experience14 years
  • LocationIllinois
  • Focus areasRelationship, Self esteem, and Career
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Kathleen

Kathleen Griffin is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois who brings 14 years of experience supporting people through relationship struggles, self-esteem challenges, career uncertainty, and major life transitions.

Background and approach

She works with issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, bipolar disorder, intimacy-related concerns, parenting stresses, and sleep disruption. Additional focuses include attachment and abandonment concerns, blended family dynamics, codependency, caregiving stress, and a range of interpersonal and identity-related difficulties.

Her approach is collaborative and person-centered, tailoring conversations and treatment plans to each client’s needs while drawing on evidence-based strategies. Kathleen integrates Internal Family Systems with ACT and attachment-informed methods alongside cognitive and client-centered techniques to help clients build insight, manage emotions, and clarify values.

She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in the therapeutic relationship and frames seeking change as a courageous first step. Kathleen offers practical support and empowerment as clients move toward more fulfilling and sustainable patterns of living.

Integrating therapeutic models into online care

Internal Family Systems (IFS) offers a way to notice and work with different parts of the self, helping people reduce internal conflict and develop greater self-leadership; it can be useful for trauma responses, shame, and complex emotional patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and learning practical ways to live alongside difficult thoughts and feelings, which can help with anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns influence current connections and can guide work on intimacy, caregiving stress, and communication problems.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with each person to understand goals, preferences, and needs, and then tailor methods or combine approaches to best support progress rather than relying on a single technique.

Online therapy with this clinician is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to access consistent care from Illinois and to continue work during life changes, offering practical options for people balancing work, family, and other responsibilities.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Kathleen works with a wide range of issues including relationship problems, self-esteem, career challenges, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, compassion fatigue, and intimacy-related struggles. She also attends to related areas such as attachment, abandonment, caregiving stress, and blended family issues.
How would you describe the therapeutic style and approach?
The practice emphasizes a collaborative, person-centered style that adapts to individual needs and preferences, blending Internal Family Systems concepts with ACT, attachment-based ideas, CBT, and client-centered skills to support emotional insight and behavior change.
What background and experience does the therapist have?
She has 14 years of professional experience working with clients through life transitions, relationship concerns, mood symptoms, and stress-related problems.
What credentials and location are listed for this clinician?
The clinician holds the credential LCPC and is licensed in Illinois with license number IL LCPC 180.010989.
Are sessions offered in languages other than English or to international clients?
Sessions are provided in English and the practice is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for working together?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their needs and scheduling preferences.
How is pricing handled for sessions with this therapist?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services operate on a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working with this therapist?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderDepressionCoaching

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

14+ years

Licensed

Illinois

Languages

English