About Kathleen
Kathleen Borgeson offers help for common and painful concerns such as grief, anxiety, depression, stress, and low self-esteem. She also supports people facing relationship strain, parenting stress, career shifts, compassion fatigue, and major life changes. Kathleen writes simply and listens closely to what matters to each person.
She brings 25 years of clinical experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California. Her main clinical focus has been grief and loss, including the death of a loved one, loss of work or housing, relationship endings, and pregnancy or infant loss.
Background and approach
Kathleen uses clear tools and practical steps to help people reestablish daily balance after a loss. Her typical sessions aim to let people express painful feelings and find ways to cope. She uses narrative work to help organize the story of a loss, mindfulness to notice hard moments without getting overwhelmed, and motivational interviewing to identify personal goals and small changes.
Cognitive-behavioral strategies and solution-focused steps are brought in when useful. Kathleen emphasizes a compassionate, patient-centered style. She wants people to feel heard and to leave sessions with at least one simple strategy to try between visits.
Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. Sessions are offered in English and Kathleen accepts international clients. Her practice is based in California and her license is listed as CA LCSW 92165.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Kathleen commonly uses narrative approaches, mindfulness, and practical cognitive-behavioral strategies. Narrative work helps people put the pieces of a loss into words and create a clearer sense of what changed. Mindfulness teaches simple ways to notice difficult feelings and reduce reactivity during intense moments. Cognitive-behavioral techniques focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying small behavioral experiments to improve daily functioning.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Kathleen works together with each person to see which methods fit their goals, comfort level, and day-to-day demands. She adjusts the plan over time so techniques match what is helping and what needs shifting.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video calls let people use face-to-face work when that feels important. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when video bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief check-ins and ongoing support easier to fit into busy schedules. These options help people access consistent support from California or internationally without rearranging their whole day.
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Specialties and expertise
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Also works with
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English