Kathleen (Kathy) Malone

Kathleen (Kathy) Malone is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with ten years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing life changes, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief and loss, self-esteem struggles, and questions about life purpose. Kathy also supports people dealing with parenting stress, career uncertainty, and compassion fatigue. Her approach is conversational and grounded. Sessions focus on what feels most pressing now and on small, practical steps forward. She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with client-centered conversation to help people name values and act on them. Mindfulness techniques are used to calm racing thoughts and manage strong emotions. Kathy draws on Jungian ideas to help people understand recurring patterns and the stories they tell themselves. For clients with traumatic histories, trauma-focused work helps process painful memories at a manageable pace. She often combines methods, choosing what best fits a client's goals. People can expect a direct but respectful style. Kathy listens for recurring themes and works with each person to set clear next steps. She frames therapy as a place to notice what matters and try practical changes. Her background includes a decade of work across grief, relationship strain, and life transitions. She supports adults exploring midlife questions, postpartum mood shifts, and those coping with serious illness or end-of-life concerns. Kathy accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for decision points, career doubts, and coping with life transitions.

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on open conversation and the therapist's attentive listening. This approach supports people who need a steady, respectful dialogue to sort out feelings about relationships, parenting, or midlife questions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kathy will collaborate with the client to test methods and adjust based on goals and what feels practical. She tends to combine ACT, client-centered techniques, and mindfulness exercises to match each person's needs.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by avoiding travel or allowing short check-ins during a work break. They can also let someone choose audio-only or video if that helps with focus or energy on a given day.