- Coping skills
- Caregiver stress
- Forgiveness work
About Kathleen
Kathleen Foss is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Maine with 15 years of practice experience. She works with adults facing life transitions and emotional challenges, including guilt and shame, and helps people build skills to manage those feelings.
Kathleen has spent a decade and a half seeing people with a wide range of concerns. She assists with caregiver stress, aging and geriatric issues, and fertility-related distress. She also supports people coping with separation, domestic violence histories, eating and food-related issues, and problems with communication or impulse control.
Her approach focuses on practical strategies that strengthen emotional stamina. Sessions look at current patterns and teach skills people can use between meetings. She talks through how habits and reactions keep problems in place and works with clients to try different ways of responding.
Kathleen also helps people who feel persistent emptiness, isolation, jealousy, or who struggle with avoidant personality patterns. She guides people toward clearer goals and steps they can take to make everyday life feel more manageable. She includes discussion of forgiveness and guilt when those issues are central to the concern.
Clients can expect straightforward conversations about what is and isn’t working. Kathleen encourages skill building and follow-through so people can test changes in their daily life. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Approaches that guide online work
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques can mean different things in practice. One common approach focuses on skill building - teaching concrete strategies for managing emotions, reducing impulsive reactions, and improving communication. This helps when guilt, shame, or stress are affecting day-to-day functioning.Another approach examines current behavior patterns and how they keep problems going. That work involves identifying unhelpful habits and experimenting with new responses in real life to see what changes. It is useful for issues like avoidance, loneliness, or caregiver burnout.
Choosing the best approach is a joint process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before, then suggest methods to try together. That collaborative planning can be adjusted as progress is seen.
Confirm the specific session formats before booking, since the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. These practical benefits help people try therapy without rearranging their whole day.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Maine
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with adults on coping with life changes and related concerns such as guilt and shame, caregiver stress, communication problems, and feelings of emptiness.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style focuses on practical skills and direct conversation about patterns that keep problems going, with an emphasis on trying different responses in daily life.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with people across a range of needs.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a LCSW in Maine.
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 available?
Please confirm current session options before booking by using the service matching steps, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.