- Strengths based
- Mindfulness informed
- Art supported
About Kathleen
Kathleen Sutton is a licensed counselor who focuses on helping people who are worn down by change, stress, or past hurts. She pays close attention to sleep and rest as part of overall wellbeing, and she works with people who want clearer direction, stronger self worth, or relief from anxiety and depression.
She brings 11 years of clinical experience and a background in parenting education to her work. Kathleen has provided care in a wide range of settings, including residential programs, outpatient group practice, correctional facilities, assisted living, and community art therapy groups. That variety informs how she adapts tools to everyday life.
Kathleen uses a strengths-based, client-centered stance. She aims to build an authentic relationship first, then uses talk, mindfulness, and body-focused techniques to help people name feelings and change patterns. Expressive arts and somatic methods are offered when they fit a person's needs.
Her clinical toolkit includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based ideas, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy concepts. She also offers psychoeducation to develop routines and skills that support sleep, emotion regulation, and self-care.
People often come for help with parenting challenges, relationship and family issues, grief or trauma, addiction concerns, mood disorders, and stress-related problems like compassion fatigue. Kathleen's approach is practical and respectful; she helps people find small steps that make daily life easier.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It can be useful when sleep, worry, or changes get in the way of daily life. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build safer, more reliable ways of connecting with others.Kathleen uses a client-centered, strengths-based stance alongside these methods. She works collaboratively to choose what will help most, asking about goals, daily routines, and how sleep and stress affect functioning. Finding the right mix of strategies is part of treatment, and adjustments are made as needs change.
Confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also allows use of art-based or body-focused practices adapted for remote work, and Kathleen can offer practical homework and psychoeducation to support better sleep and daily routines.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Credentials
Colorado, Nevada, Washington
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people facing anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, parenting challenges, relationship and family problems, stress and compassion fatigue, sleep concerns, addictions, and related issues.
What is her general approach in therapy?
Her style is strengths-based and client-centered, using talk therapy plus mindfulness, somatic techniques, and expressive arts when helpful to support insight and regulation.
How much experience does she bring?
She has 11 years of clinical experience and prior work as a parenting coach and educator that shapes her practical, skills-focused approach.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed in Nevada and has professional credentials listed as LCPC and LPC tied to Nevada and Colorado licensing records.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a series of sessions?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.