- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness techniques
- Solution-focused work
About Kate
Kate Evans is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 21 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping adults who are wrestling with self-esteem, anxiety, stress, grief, relationship concerns, and guilt and shame. Kate often works with people navigating life changes such as divorce, fertility struggles, or career shifts.
Her approach centers on practical steps and clearer thinking. She uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help clients notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. Mindfulness techniques and solution-focused work are also part of her sessions when they fit the client's goals.
Kate pays attention to how daily habits, responsibilities, and values interact with feelings of low self-worth. She helps clients identify strengths they already have, and then builds on those strengths to make small, manageable changes. Sessions can involve skill practice, problem solving, and reflection on what matters most.
She often supports people struggling with perfectionism, fear of judgment, or the habit of putting others first. Kate also addresses compassion fatigue and issues common to women and young adults, while attending to emotional, physical, and spiritual concerns when clients raise them.
The working relationship is collaborative. Kate treats clients as the experts on their own lives and helps them clarify goals, try different strategies, and track what makes a difference over time.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Kate commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors; this approach is useful for anxiety, low self-esteem, and guilt. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving tolerance of distress, which can help when shame or overwhelming feelings arise.She also draws on mindfulness practices to help people notice patterns of thinking and bodily reaction without getting swept up in them. Solution-Focused Therapy appears as brief, goal-oriented work that prioritizes small, concrete steps toward what the client wants to change.
Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match goals, preferences, and what feels workable in everyday life. Clients and the therapist review progress and adjust methods as needed.
The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can use different approaches to help clients practice skills, reflect on patterns, and try small changes between meetings.
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Experience
21+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with self-esteem, anxiety, stress, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and also addresses guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of shame from past events?
She uses practical strategies from CBT and DBT to examine self-critical thoughts and to develop alternative responses over time.
What experience does she bring to this work?
She has 21 years of professional experience supporting people through life changes, career concerns, trauma, and emotional distress.
What is her professional credential and location?
She is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are used?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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