About Kathleen
Kathleen McGlynn is a licensed mental health counselor in New York who helps people facing addictions, anger, depression, grief, and trauma. She also supports people coping with parenting stress, self-esteem struggles, career changes, bipolar challenges, and compassion fatigue. Kathleen aims to create a respectful and sensitive space where someone can start to feel heard.
She uses straightforward conversation and practical tools rather than jargon. Sessions are shaped around the person in front of her, with plans adjusted as needs change.
Background and approach
Kathleen draws on Client-Centered Therapy to build trust and on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to tackle unhelpful thinking and behavior. Over 12 years of work, she has supported people dealing with family conflict, obsessive thoughts and compulsions, hoarding, paranoia, intellectual disability-related concerns, and issues tied to HIV and AIDS.
Her background includes a range of community and clinical settings in New York where she focused on problem-solving and coping strategies. In sessions she listens for what matters most and helps set clear, achievable steps. Conversations often include skill practice, goal setting, and checking progress week to week.
The tone is practical and compassionate, aimed at making everyday life a bit easier. People who choose Kathleen typically want a counselor who will tailor their plan and keep the work grounded. She frames therapy as a partnership and adjusts methods to fit each person’s rhythms and goals.
Client-centered and CBT approaches for online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building understanding. The therapist reflects what a person says, helps them feel seen, and uses that base to decide next steps. This approach is useful for people who want a supportive space to sort through feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact. It uses short exercises and practical strategies to change thinking patterns and habits that make life harder. CBT often helps with depression, anxiety, compulsive behaviors, and coping with change.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and make decisions together based on goals and preferences. That collaborative process helps match methods to the issues someone brings and to how they like to work.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video helps with face-to-face interaction; phone can fit a quick check-in or lower bandwidth needs. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief updates, written exercises, or people who prefer typing. These formats let people fit sessions around work, caregiving, or travel and maintain continuity of care when schedules change.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Depression
Also works with
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Intellectual disability
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English