Kathleen Griffin, LCPC
Illinois · 14 years in practice
Kathleen Griffin is an Illinois licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) with 14 years of experience helping people navigate big life shifts.
License and registration
- LCPC, Illinois
- 180.010989 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1588158000 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 14
- 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 Griffin is an Illinois licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) with 14 years of experience helping people navigate big life shifts. She helps with relationship challenges, self-esteem and confidence, career struggles, anxiety, depression, grief, and parenting concerns. She also supports people facing trauma, compassion fatigue, sleeping problems, and intimacy-related issues.
Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. Kathleen listens first, then tailors conversations and plans to each person’s needs. Sessions focus on practical steps as well as meaning and values so change feels usable in day-to-day life.
Background and approach
She draws on several methods to meet different goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot and shift unhelpful thinking. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports finding what matters and acting on it even with tough emotions.
Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships to build safer connections. Clients can expect a calm, respectful tone and clear options for work between sessions. Kathleen emphasizes pacing that fits each person’s life and abilities rather than pushing a single technique.
Kathleen’s background includes years of clinical work in Illinois settings where she focused on transitions and relationship issues. Her LCPC credential is listed as Illinois LCPC, and she offers sessions in English. She aims to help people move toward more satisfying and manageable lives.
For those ready to start, she guides the next steps and helps set realistic short-term goals while keeping longer-term values in view.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Kathleen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kathleen names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Kathleen’s Approaches Work Online
Existential therapy helps people face big life questions and find personal meaning. It supports people who feel stuck after major changes or who want a clearer sense of what matters to them. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches practical ways to notice difficult thoughts and feelings and still take action toward chosen values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transition stress. Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships, helping people understand how early bonds shape current trust and intimacy problems and find new ways to connect.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Kathleen adopts a collaborative stance and will help you decide which methods to try based on your goals, history, and what feels helpful. Plans can change as progress is made, and you and the therapist will review what helps most.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when distance or schedules make in-person meetings hard. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option or fit easily into a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, organizing thoughts between sessions, or when writing feels more comfortable than speaking. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent amid a busy life.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist address?
She works with people dealing with relationships, self-esteem, career stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, parenting, and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and respectful. She listens first, then tailors conversations and plans to each person's needs.
What is her professional background and experience?
She has 14 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and focusing on life transitions and relationship concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an Illinois LCPC credential and practices in Illinois.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
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