- guilt and shame
- self esteem
- mindfulness
About Kathleen
Kathleen (Kathy) Malone is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with ten years of clinical experience. She works with adults dealing with grief and loss, intimacy and relationship concerns, self-esteem and motivation, parenting questions, and career or life-stage transitions.
Kathy focuses on straightforward conversation and practical steps. Sessions look at what is happening now and what patterns from the past may be keeping a person stuck. She helps people name difficult feelings like guilt and shame and consider small actions that change how those feelings show up day to day.
Her background includes approaches that emphasize values, awareness, and the therapeutic relationship. Kathy draws on acceptance and mindfulness practices to help people notice painful emotions without being driven by them. She also uses client-centered techniques that prioritize the client’s experience in the room.
For people confronting loss, midlife shifts, postpartum adjustment, or chronic caregiving strain, Kathy brings experience from a range of life-stage and health-related concerns. She also works with issues such as codependency, infidelity, family of origin difficulties, and questions of forgiveness.
Kathy describes her work as collaborative. She and the client consider what goals feel meaningful, try out ways of responding differently, and check what helps. To begin, readers are encouraged to use the site matching steps and schedule an initial session through the online options.
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to the client and taking small steps toward those values even when feelings are uncomfortable. It can help with guilt, shame, and life transitions by shifting attention from avoidance to purposeful action.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the client’s experience and pacing. In practice this looks like reflective listening, helping people put words to what they feel, and letting the client guide which topics get attention. This can be useful for intimacy and self-esteem concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Kathy will ask about your goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, and she will suggest approaches to try. Decisions about methods are collaborative and can change as progress and needs evolve.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options when you sign up. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example to join from a break at work, avoid travel time, or choose a shorter check-in when schedules are tight. Licensed professionals often combine conversational work, mindfulness exercises, and behavioral steps that translate well to remote sessions, and Kathy uses techniques from ACT and client-centered work that can be practiced between meetings.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Kathy works with relationship and intimacy issues, grief and loss, self-esteem, coping with life changes, parenting, career questions, and compassion fatigue. She also lists additional focus areas such as guilt and shame, family of origin problems, and end-of-life concerns.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses acceptance and mindfulness-based ideas to help people notice guilt and shame without being overwhelmed by them. The work often involves naming feelings, looking at patterns, and trying small behavioral experiments.
What is her experience or background?
Kathy has ten years of professional experience and has worked with people facing grief, intimacy issues, parenting challenges, and life transitions. Her practice includes work with aging, cancer-related concerns, and hospice or end-of-life counseling.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an LPC credential and is licensed in Missouri. Her practice and professional location are listed as Missouri.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
She accepts international clients and offers sessions in English. Confirm session scheduling and time zones when you arrange a first appointment.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options through the site matching and scheduling steps before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions are booked through a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing will be shown during the sign-up or scheduling process.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the site workflow.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.