Kathleen McCarthy, LCSW

Licensed in Wisconsin · 34 years in practice

Kathleen McCarthy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 34 years of practice based in Wisconsin.

License and registration

LCSW, Wisconsin: 3630-123 · expires February 2027
NPI: 1346334034 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 34
Languages: English

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About Kathleen

Kathleen McCarthy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 34 years of practice based in Wisconsin. She focuses on trauma, stress, anxiety, depression, and a broad range of life challenges. Her approach combines practical methods to help people notice and change unhelpful patterns.

She often uses tools that address both thinking and body-based responses. That can include strategies to shift thoughts and behaviors, techniques aimed at processing traumatic memories, and mindfulness exercises to reduce daily tension.

Background and approach

Sessions are straightforward and goal oriented. Kathleen brings long experience with addiction, grief, relationship strain, mood disorders, and issues tied to caregiving or demanding jobs. She also supports people dealing with fertility concerns, adoption and foster care questions, veteran and first responder stress, and recovery after disasters.

Her work includes helping people with eating and sleeping issues, anger and self-esteem struggles, and problems with intimacy or career direction. She also assists those coping with ADHD, postpartum depression, and complex co-occurring conditions. People can expect a collaborative process that looks at thinking, behavior, and daily routines.

Kathleen aims to help clients set clear goals, try manageable changes between sessions, and build skills they can use long term. She conducts sessions using video, phone, chat, or messaging to fit different schedules.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Depression
Addictions
LGBT
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Adoption and foster care
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Eating and food-related issues
Family problems
Fertility issues
First responder issues
Isolation / loneliness
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Phobias
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Kathleen names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Kathleen commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR in online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress. EMDR works with memory processing and can reduce the emotional weight of traumatic memories through guided procedures.

She also draws on hypnotherapy when appropriate to support relaxation and to access motivation for change. Each method is explained in simple terms and chosen to match the client's goals. Finding the right approach is collaborative; Kathleen will work with the client to decide which tools fit their needs, preferences, and the pace they want to move at.

Online formats allow therapy to fit into busy lives. Video calls let the therapist and client work face to face from different locations. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging can support paced reflection and ongoing contact between appointments. These options aim to make care more flexible and easier to schedule.

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Questions people ask

What concerns can Kathleen help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and many other life challenges listed in her specialties.

What style of therapy does she use?

Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, hypnotherapy, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques to suit the client and the problem at hand.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 34 years of clinical practice working with a wide range of concerns and settings.

Where is she licensed and located?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with licensure in Wisconsin and practices from that state.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

Sessions are offered to international clients in English.

Which session formats are available?

Sessions can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and routines.

How are fees and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and other factors; therapy uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What should I do to begin working with her?

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