- Client-centered approach
- CBT strategies
- Trauma-informed care
About Kathee
Kathee Foxan is a licensed clinical social worker with 14 years of experience. She uses a practical, straightforward style to help people who are stressed, anxious, grieving, or coping with life changes. Kathee commonly addresses addiction, trauma, mood concerns, and patterns such as codependency.
She trained in cognitive behavioral approaches and blends that with client-centered work and mindfulness. In sessions she focuses on clear goals, skill building, and noticing how thoughts and behaviors interact. She also uses trauma-focused methods when past events are getting in the way of day-to-day functioning.
Kathee has spent much of her career in community mental health. She has worked with people across the lifespan, from children to older adults. She has experience supporting people facing poverty, legal challenges, substance use, and loss of independence.
For several years she has also provided therapy in nursing home settings, supporting residents and their caregivers through transitions and health-related stress. Her background includes managing crisis-driven needs alongside longer-term therapy work.
People who choose Kathee can expect direct feedback, practical strategies, and an emphasis on what can change now. She encourages small, doable steps that fit into everyday life. To begin, clients complete a short questionnaire and schedule sessions based on availability.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person without judgment; online sessions allow the therapist to reflect back concerns and priorities while the client steers the pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; this approach adapts well to online work through homework, worksheets, and skill practice between meetings.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, symptoms, and preferences and together decide which methods to try first. That collaborative planning can be adjusted as progress is made or new needs appear.
Session formats supported by this profile are not specified here, so please confirm current session options before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful because they can fit meetings into work breaks, avoid travel time, and make it easier to follow up with brief check-ins or sit-down therapy when needed. Licensed professionals can use these formats to teach coping skills, guide exposure exercises, and work through trauma-focused steps without requiring everyone to be in the same room.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
14+ years
Credentials
Iowa, Illinois, North Dakota, Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, sleeping problems, parenting stress, anger, career strain, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and codependency.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness. Sessions emphasize practical skills, goal setting, and noticing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns.
How long has she been practicing?
She has practiced as a professional therapist in Iowa for 14 years and has worked in community mental health for most of that time.
What credentials and region does she practice in?
She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and practices in Iowa.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are session fees handled?
Fees vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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