Kate Conochan , LISW, LCSW

Kate Conochan is an independently licensed social worker practicing in both Ohio and Louisiana with 15 years of clinical experience. She holds the LISW and LCSW credentials - professional licenses that indicate advanced training and authorization to provide clinical social work services in her states of licensure.

Over the course of her career she has worked with a broad range of populations, offering therapy to both youth and adults. Her work includes experience with children in the foster care system and those involved in the juvenile justice system. Much of her clinical practice has involved supporting adults facing addiction, trauma and abuse, major life transitions, depression, anxiety, and psychotic disorders.

Kate follows a client-centered approach that places the individual's goals at the center of the therapeutic process. She emphasizes building a strong therapeutic alliance and working alongside clients to help them progress at their own pace. Her style is collaborative and goal-oriented, focused on helping people identify priorities and take practical steps toward them while honoring each person’s timeline and preferences.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Kate utilizes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients clarify personal values and commit to actions that align with those values - an approach that can be useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy is central to her practice, emphasizing empathy, respect, and collaboration so clients set their own goals and move at a self-determined pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is employed to identify and modify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which often helps with depression, anxiety, and coping with difficult symptoms.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process and will be determined collaboratively. Kate works with clients to assess needs, preferences, and goals and then tailors techniques from these approaches to fit the individual situation and pace.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for scheduling and make it easier to access support from different locations. These formats allow licensed professionals and therapists to maintain continuity of care and adapt interventions to the practical realities of a client's life.