Kathleen Borgeson, LCSW

Kathleen Borgeson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California with 25 years of clinical experience. She has worked with children, adolescents, adults, and senior citizens, bringing a calm, steady presence to people navigating painful transitions and losses.

Her practice emphasizes grief and loss in many forms - the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, the loss of a job or home, or the unspoken grief that can follow a miscarriage. Kathleen recognizes that grief also appears alongside changes such as career shifts, new physical limitations, and ongoing struggles with depression, anxiety, and insecurities. She supports clients in naming and expressing their feelings and in rebuilding a functional routine after disruption.

Kathleen combines several evidence-based approaches to tailor care to each person. She uses a narrative approach to help people reframe their stories, mindfulness practices to ground attention in the present, and motivational interviewing to strengthen readiness for change. She also integrates cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused techniques within a patient-centered framework. As an LCSW, she brings social work training and clinical licensure to provide therapeutic assessment and treatment.

With a compassionate, supportive demeanor, Kathleen meets clients where they are and offers practical tools and resources to move toward greater stability and resilience.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Kathleen often integrates narrative therapy, which helps people examine and reframe the stories they tell about themselves and their losses. This approach can be useful for grief, identity shifts, and situations where a change in perspective supports healing. She also uses mindfulness techniques to cultivate present-moment awareness and reduce the intensity of overwhelming emotions; these practices are helpful for anxiety, stress, and emotional regulation. Additionally, cognitive-behavioral therapy is applied to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical coping strategies for depression, anxiety, and relationship challenges.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Kathleen works collaboratively with each client to explore which techniques fit their needs, goals, and personal preferences, adjusting methods over time as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage with a therapist through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, family, and other commitments, and to access consistent support from home or while traveling. For many people, remote sessions make it more feasible to maintain ongoing care and to try different communication styles that match their comfort level.