Kathleen Hove, LCSW, CSW

Kathleen Hove approaches therapy as a shared human experience where connection helps people move through suffering toward greater ease. She draws on ten years of work in mental health, supporting adults, children, and families through emotional, behavioral, and life-stage challenges. Kathleen specializes in fear-based symptoms such as anxiety and trauma and brings focused skill to helping clients who are navigating stress, grief, relationship struggles, parenting concerns, attention differences, and compassion fatigue.

Her style blends evidence-based treatments with a warm, nonjudgmental stance. Clients can expect empathy, compassion, and a collaborative partnership that honors each person as the expert on their own life. Kathleen values practical tools and tailored interventions designed to increase safety - both internally and in daily life - and to build skills for coping with change and difficult emotions.

Kathleen holds LCSW and CSW credentials. LCSW indicates Licensed Clinical Social Worker and CSW denotes a clinical social work credential, reflecting advanced training in assessment and therapy. She integrates approaches such as ACT, CBT, EMDR, client-centered methods, and emotionally focused techniques to match treatment to each individual and family she serves.

Therapeutic approaches and online care with Kathleen Hove

Kathleen integrates several proven approaches to meet the needs of people seeking help for anxiety, trauma, mood concerns, and life transitions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people clarify their values and take meaningful action even when difficult thoughts and feelings are present - it often helps with stress, avoidance, and motivation challenges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, emphasizes identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression and to build practical coping skills. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a trauma-focused method that helps process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity, which can be especially useful for post-traumatic stress and lingering traumatic responses.

Kathleen frames therapy as a collaborative process - finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will discuss options, consider your goals and preferences, and adapt methods so treatment fits your needs rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how care is delivered. Video calls and phone sessions allow real-time conversation similar to in-person meetings, while live chat and text-based messaging provide additional options for check-ins, skill practice, and support between sessions. These formats make it easier to access licensed professionals and therapists from home, work, or other locations, helping therapy fit into a busy life.