- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Guilt and shame focus
About Kathleen
Kathleen Tilman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 31 years of professional experience, licensed in Florida and Nevada. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes, including issues around guilt and shame.
Kathleen focuses on practical conversations that help people notice patterns that keep them stuck. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety and low mood. She also draws on Internal Family Systems to help people understand inner parts that hold blame, shame, or self-criticism.
In sessions she talks through everyday problems like communication breakdowns, control issues, and the fallout from divorce or separation. She helps people who feel isolated or unsure of their life purpose to name small, manageable steps forward. Forgiveness and self-love are framed as skills to practice, not instant fixes.
Kathleen keeps language direct and simple. Conversations aim to clarify what's happening now and to try small changes that can ease burdens. She adapts the approach to fit practical concerns and personal values.
Her background includes decades of client work across stress-related concerns. People who seek her out are often ready to look honestly at guilt or shame and to try concrete tools for shifting those feelings.
How Kathleen’s approaches translate to online work
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It uses practical exercises and small experiments to test different ways of thinking and acting, which can reduce anxiety or lift mood when practiced consistently.Internal Family Systems treats difficult feelings as coming from different inner parts rather than from one fixed self. It helps people notice critical or ashamed parts, learn what those parts want, and try new, kinder responses. This can be useful for longstanding guilt or self-blame.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kathleen will work with the client to decide which methods feel most useful based on goals and preferences. She adjusts pacing and strategies as conversations reveal what helps and what does not.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins during a break, avoiding travel time, or meeting without needing to be on camera. Licensed professionals can also use worksheets and guided exercises in virtual sessions to practice skills between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
31+ years
Listed in
Nevada, Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes. Additional focuses include communication problems, control issues, divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose, and self-love.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses talk-based work to identify thoughts and behaviors that keep guilt or shame active. Techniques from Internal Family Systems and CBT help people notice parts of themselves that blame or criticize and try different responses.
What is her professional background?
She has 31 years of professional work experience supporting people with stress, anxiety, relationships, motivation, self-esteem, and depression.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, and practices in Florida while holding licensure in Nevada as well.
Are sessions available in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
Which session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know how Kathleen conducts sessions.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.