- Years in practice
- 21
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Kathleen
Kathleen Kallman is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with more than two decades of clinical experience. She focuses on practical, work‑able steps to help people facing relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, low self‑esteem, anxiety, depression, and the stresses of everyday life. Her sessions are straightforward and respectful.
She listens first, then helps people identify patterns that get in the way. From there she and the client build a plan with clear goals and small, achievable changes.
Background and approach
Kathleen uses approaches grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. She also addresses intimacy concerns, motivation, grief, addiction, parenting worries, and career stress with the same problem‑solving focus.
She has worked across varied settings and with a wide range of life challenges, including adoption and foster care issues, postpartum and pregnancy concerns, first responder and veteran matters, hospice and end‑of‑life topics, and coping after disasters. That background helps when situations are layered or complex. Kathleen aims to create a respectful, compassionate space where people feel heard.
She tailors conversations and plans to each person’s needs and goals. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she stays alongside people as they try new ways of handling old problems.
What Kathleen works with
Everything Kathleen lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kathleen helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kathleen lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches and online therapy options
Kathleen uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot patterns of thinking that lead to stress or depression and then try different behaviors. CBT focuses on breaking problems into smaller parts so clients can test changes and notice what helps.She blends that approach with straightforward problem‑solving for relationship concerns, parenting stress, grief, and trauma‑related symptoms. This means sessions often include reviewing specific situations, practicing new responses, and setting short, measurable goals to try between meetings. The therapist and client work together to pick the approaches that fit the person’s priorities and comfort level.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text‑based messaging. Video calls are useful for face‑to‑face conversation and teaching skills, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat can serve as a brief check‑in, and text messaging supports ongoing check‑ins or shorter exchanges. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules and to keep continuity when travel or relocation happens.
Questions people ask about Kathleen
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, self‑esteem, depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, parenting issues, anger, career stress, and coping with life changes.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is direct and respectful. She listens, helps identify unhelpful thinking, and builds practical steps clients can try between sessions.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 21 years of professional experience and has worked with a wide range of concerns across different settings, which informs how she approaches layered or complex problems.
What credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds the LPC credential, listed as a Missouri Licensed Professional Counselor, and practices from Missouri.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text‑based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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