Dr. Kathy Greathouse, LMFT

California · 8 years in practice

Dr. Kathy Greathouse is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in California.

License and registration

LMFT, California: 126624 · expires June 2027
NPI: 1770153793 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 8
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 Kathy

Dr. Kathy Greathouse is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in California. She brings eight years of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and life transitions.

Kathy uses a blend of talk-based work and reflective practices to meet each person where they are. Kathy aims to make therapy straightforward and practical. She listens for what matters most and helps people find clearer choices during hard moments.

Background and approach

Sessions usually mix talking, focused questions, and strategies people can try between meetings. Her background centers on relationship and attachment concerns alongside mood and trauma-related issues. She draws on approaches like existential therapy to help people face meaning and purpose, and attachment-based work to look at patterns in close relationships.

Kathy also uses client-centered and mindfulness methods to slow things down and notice what’s happening right now. Narrative ideas help people rewrite stories that feel stuck or limiting. These tools are selected to match a person’s goals rather than follow a fixed plan.

People who come to Kathy often want help with coping skills, managing emotions, or clearer decision-making around career, parenting, or relationships. She describes therapy as a collaborative process where the person’s needs shape the work together.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Stress, Anxiety
Grief
Self esteem
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Addictions
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Antisocial personality
Attachment issues
Codependency
Commitment issues
Control issues
Emptiness
Fatherhood issues
Fertility issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Traumatic brain injury
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Kathy names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care

Existential Therapy helps people examine meaning, purpose, and the big questions they face. It’s useful when life changes or feelings of emptiness and isolation come up. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current connections and trust, which can help with intimacy and commitment issues.

Choosing an approach is a shared process. The therapist will listen to what matters most and suggest methods that match a person’s goals and preferences. Together they’ll adjust the work as needs change, trying different techniques until something fits.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone can be a simpler option with less bandwidth, and messaging supports quick check-ins or ongoing written reflection. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to keep continuity between meetings.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she commonly address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, bipolar challenges, and trauma. Other focuses include relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, career questions, and addiction concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She mixes reflective conversation with practical exercises and mindfulness to help people make changes between sessions.

What is her clinical background?

She has eight years of experience working with a range of concerns including compassion fatigue, codependency, abandonment, and life-purpose questions. Her approach adapts to individual needs.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a California LMFT which stands for licensed marriage and family therapist. Her practice is based in California.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English only.

What session formats are available?

She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and communication preferences.

How does billing and cost work?

Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with her?

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