Kathleen Hartman-McCarthy, LMSW, LCSW
Experienced counselor for stress and addiction
Book with KathleenWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Depression
How Kathleen works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMSW, LCSW
- Licensed in
- Indiana, Michigan
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Kathleen
Kathleen Hartman-McCarthy is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, addiction, and depression. She offers a calm, compassionate presence where clients can talk through problems and learn practical skills. Kathleen works with people facing parenting strain, relationship hurt, trauma, and life transitions.
She also supports those dealing with compassion fatigue, postpartum concerns, and women’s health issues. Her style is straightforward and person-focused.
Background and approach
She listens first, then helps clients set clear, manageable goals. Sessions emphasize skills that can be used between meetings, such as coping strategies and ways to change unhelpful thought patterns. Kathleen integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.
That blend lets her tailor work to each person’s needs - for example, focusing on values and acceptance or on changing behaviors and thoughts. She brings attention to both mental health and addiction concerns when they occur together. She holds a Master’s degree in social work and is licensed as an LMSW in Michigan and an LCSW in Indiana.
Over two decades of practice have included caring for people with substance use issues, infidelity recovery, mood disorders, and veteran-related concerns. Sessions are offered in English and provided online in several formats. Prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire to start the process and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
What Kathleen works with
Everything Kathleen lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Kathleen's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Co-morbidity
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Infidelity
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Women's issues
Approaches Kathleen lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take action toward what matters, even when difficult feelings are present. Online ACT sessions often focus on learning simple practices to notice thoughts and choose value-driven steps in daily life.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is about identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behavior patterns that keep problems going. In remote CBT work, clients and the therapist use practical exercises and homework to test new ways of thinking and acting between sessions.
Kathleen treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She will help clients compare methods and choose what fits their goals and preferences. That collaborative process can be adjusted as therapy moves forward if a different focus seems more helpful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions are useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone calls work when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed, chat allows shorter real-time exchanges, and messaging supports ongoing contact and brief check-ins. These options aim to make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules.
Questions people ask about Kathleen
What concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addiction, trauma, parenting strain, relationship issues, and related concerns like postpartum depression and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm and person-centered. She listens closely, sets manageable goals, and teaches coping skills that clients can use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of counseling experience working with mental health and addiction challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds a Master’s degree in social work and is licensed as an LMSW in Michigan and an LCSW in Indiana. Her practice is based in Indiana.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire.