Kathleen Kaufman, LCSW

Kathleen Kaufman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Illinois with 24 years of professional experience. She supports adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and a range of family and emotional issues. She works with both women and men and attends to the distinct needs each person brings to therapy.

Kathleen approaches care with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and she adapts conversations and treatment plans to fit each client's particular situation. Her practice emphasizes practical problem solving and steady support to help clients move toward clear goals. Her areas of focus also include grief, intimacy-related concerns, anger, self-esteem, career transitions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.

She integrates a variety of evidence-informed clinical approaches into her work, drawing on attachment-based therapy, client-centered methods, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), mindfulness therapy, motivational interviewing, narrative therapy, solution-focused strategies, and trauma-focused therapy. These methods are selected to match the client's needs and to encourage skill-building, clarity, and actionable steps toward improved well-being.

Kathleen recognizes that beginning therapy can take courage and she honors clients for taking that first step toward getting support.