Kathleen Adams

Kathleen Adams is a Colorado Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 32 years of experience working in private practice. She works with adults on concerns such as depression, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, relationship difficulties, and life transitions. Kathleen also lists career questions, compassion fatigue, and life purpose among her focus areas.

Her approach blends client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral techniques and solution-focused methods. She encourages people to identify core strengths and values and then put those discoveries into action. Sessions often include practical tools like journaling to help people process feelings and track change.

Journal work is a clear through-line in her practice. Kathleen describes journal therapy as intentional life-based writing aimed at healing, growth, and clearer decision-making. She has practiced and taught journaling methods since the mid-1980s and includes writing exercises as a regular part of sessions when useful.

Clients who work with her can expect a focus on finding usable steps rather than abstract theory. Conversations are aimed at clarifying choices, improving communication, and increasing day-to-day coping skills. Kathleen has also written widely on these topics, including books that offer exercises and structured journaling techniques.

Her background includes teaching and authoring multiple books on journal therapy and anxiety management. That experience feeds into sessions through straightforward tools, short written exercises, and a focus on applying insights to everyday life situations. People who feel stuck or uncertain about what comes next often seek her perspective on next steps.

How Kathleen’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy is about listening closely and following the client's lead. It helps people clarify what matters most and build confidence in making decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing them with practical behavioral steps, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood. Mindfulness Therapy brings simple attention practices that calm reactivity and support clearer choices.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work together. Kathleen works with clients to decide which approaches fit their goals and preferences. She treats the process as collaborative, adjusting methods if something isn’t helping and introducing writing or behavioral experiments when useful.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific online formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people use written exercises like journal prompts between meetings to keep momentum. If you want to combine conversation with journaling or homework-style practices, discuss that in your first session so sessions match your needs.