Linda "Kathleen" Brown

Linda "Kathleen" Brown focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and eating and body image concerns. She greets new clients with practical support and encouragement. Kathleen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with many years in mental health. Kathleen speaks plainly in sessions and centers the conversation on what will help day to day. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered and solution-focused ideas. That means clients work on clearer thinking patterns, build on personal strengths, and set small, doable goals. Her background includes work in private practice, inpatient hospitalization, residential treatment, and telephone crisis care. She has provided individual and group therapy and has supervised students and clinicians completing licensure requirements. This range of settings shaped a flexible, practical approach to care. Clients can expect counselors who listen closely, then suggest tools that fit their life. Kathleen aims to help people set realistic steps toward change and track progress along the way. She keeps the focus on usable skills rather than long, abstract theory. With 26 years of experience and training from the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University, Kathleen brings a steady presence to hard problems. She works with issues such as trauma and abuse, bipolar and mood disorders, panic and obsessive concerns, workplace stress, parenting strain, and challenges tied to adoption or foster care. Her goal is to help people find clearer footing and move forward.

Therapeutic approaches and how online work can help

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and creating a safe space where the client leads the conversation. It helps people clarify their values, feel heard, and decide what changes matter most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches ways to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; it is often useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and some eating concerns. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes small, practical steps toward concrete goals and can speed up progress on specific problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration means the plan can change as progress is made or new priorities appear.

If you plan to work online, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time. It can also let people use audio-only options when video is difficult or choose longer sessions when more time is needed to work through complicated issues.