Kathleen Kaufman, LCSW

Kathleen Kaufman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, in Illinois with 24 years of experience. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and anger. Kathleen works with both men and women and aims to address immediate needs along with longer-term concerns.

Her approach is straightforward and conversational. Sessions prioritize problem-solving and clear steps clients can use between meetings. She adapts her style to each person, using conversation to identify what helps most in daily life.

Kathleen draws on several therapy methods to guide the work. Attachment-based ideas are used to look at how early relationships shape current reactions. Client-centered work keeps the conversation focused on the person’s own goals and experience. Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness techniques teach skills for tolerating strong emotions and reducing impulsive responses.

She also uses motivational interviewing to help people move toward change when they feel stuck. That method fits well for career shifts, parenting adjustments, or tackling longstanding patterns. Kathleen describes her role as practical and supportive rather than purely theoretical.

Sessions concentrate on clear goals such as reducing outbursts, managing workplace frustration, repairing communication, or learning calmer ways to respond to triggers. She encourages small, concrete experiments clients can try between sessions and checks on what works.

People who choose her can expect direct conversation, skill practice, and regular review of progress toward goals. The work aims to reduce the immediate strain of anger and stress while building tools for handling future challenges.

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