Kathleen McCarthy , LCSW

Kathleen McCarthy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Wisconsin who brings 34 years of clinical experience to work with adults, couples, teenagers, children, and families. She emphasizes trauma treatment using Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and holds advanced training and certification in hypnotherapy. Her clinical perspective is holistic, integrating mind, body, and spirit to address the whole person rather than isolated symptoms.

Kathleen works with a broad range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, grief, addictions, mood disorders, and challenges such as parenting, intimacy, and coping with life changes. She combines evidence-based methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy with EMDR and hypnotherapy to create individualized care plans that reflect each client’s goals and strengths. LCSW stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a professional license to provide clinical social work services.

Driven by a passion for health and wellness, Kathleen helps clients explore thoughts and behaviors that may be blocking progress toward their ambitions and supports practical steps toward meaningful change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Kathleen McCarthy uses several complementary approaches to help people address difficult experiences and develop practical coping skills. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) helps people process traumatic memories and reduce the intensity of trauma-related reactions through structured bilateral stimulation and guided recall. Hypnotherapy employs guided relaxation and focused attention to access subconscious processes, which can support habit change, stress reduction, and symptom management.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Kathleen works collaboratively with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences, tailoring techniques from these models to fit each person’s situation rather than applying a one-size-fits-all method. Licensed professionals and therapists often combine modalities to maximize relevance and effectiveness.

Online sessions - including video calls, phone appointments, live chat, and text-based messaging - offer flexibility to fit therapy into busy schedules and to reach people across distances. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, accommodate varying communication styles, and support engagement when in-person visits are not practical.