Kathleen Pear, LCSW

Licensed in California · 14 years in practice

Kathleen Pear is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps adults facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, grief, and big life changes.

License and registration

LCSW, California: 99908 · expires February 2027
NPI: 1275863821 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 14
Languages: English

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About Kathleen

Kathleen Pear is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps adults facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, grief, and big life changes. She writes in a calm, direct way and focuses on everyday steps people can take to feel steadier and more hopeful. She keeps sessions non-judgmental and compassionate.

Kathleen encourages people to notice small strengths and build on successes. She aims to make therapy a comfortable space where someone can talk honestly about what matters most.

Background and approach

Her work draws on client-centered ideas, cognitive behavioral tools, and psychodynamic thinking. That means she listens for how current patterns formed, looks at the thoughts that make distress worse, and centers the person’s own goals when planning next steps.

With 14 years of experience in health and mental health settings, she has helped people with aging and geriatric issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and family of origin concerns. Kathleen also addresses abandonment, codependency, isolation, and mood disorders in her practice.

She trained in sociology at the University of Pittsburgh and earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Maryland, with a mental health focus. Her background includes work across clinical environments where she saw the intersection of medical and emotional needs. People who choose Kathleen typically want steady, practical support and a therapist who listens before offering ideas.

She works with adults in California to navigate grief, relationship strain, chronic health challenges, and transitions toward more meaningful daily life.

Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Kathleen names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions help

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. The therapist follows the person’s lead, reflects what they say, and helps them find their own solutions; this approach supports emotional safety and clearer goals.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors and teaches skills to change them. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, and stress when someone wants practical tools to manage daily life.

Psychodynamic therapy pays attention to past experiences and patterns that repeat in current relationships and feelings. It can help people understand why certain reactions keep happening and open new ways of relating to themselves and others.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust over time if something isn’t helping. Decisions about focus and techniques are made together, based on what feels most useful.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone works when bandwidth is limited, chat and messaging are good for shorter check-ins and ongoing support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or medical schedules while keeping consistent momentum toward change.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Kathleen commonly help with?

She helps adults with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, grief, trauma and life changes. Additional focuses include caregiver stress, chronic illness and family of origin issues.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her approach is non-judgmental and supportive. She combines client-centered listening with practical cognitive-behavioral strategies and psychodynamic reflection.

What is her professional background?

She has 14 years of experience working in health and mental health settings and has helped adults facing medical and emotional challenges.

What credentials does she hold and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - licensed in California and practices within that state.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available for working together?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.

How are fees and payment structured?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin if I want to work with her?

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