Dr. Kathryn (Kitty) Klee, LCPC

Dr. Kathryn (Kitty) Klee brings 33 years of clinical experience to her Illinois practice. She is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) who helps people facing family conflict, parenting challenges, motivation struggles, low self-esteem, and major life changes. She approaches each person as the expert on their own story and looks for strengths to build on. Seeking change can feel hard and brave, and she aims to support people through that first step.

In sessions she uses straightforward, person-focused work that centers the client’s goals. Conversations aim to identify patterns that get in the way and to try practical strategies that can be used between visits. She integrates cognitive behavioral ideas to notice and change thinking habits and dialectical behavior tools for managing strong emotions.

Emotionally-focused ideas shape how she navigates relationship and intimacy concerns by helping people describe and shift connection patterns. Existential questions about meaning and direction come into play for those coping with life transitions, chronic illness, or caregiver stress. The emphasis is on helping someone make clear choices that fit their values.

She often supports people working through trauma, addiction, sleep problems, depression, ADHD, and career or relationship strain. Additional focus areas include chronic pain and illness, adoption and foster care issues, aging concerns, and body image struggles. Each plan is shaped around what the person brings to the room.

Her style is warm and collaborative. She helps people set realistic steps, practice new skills, and track small changes. To begin, a simple intake and scheduling process gets the work started so therapy can be aligned with a client's life and goals.

Therapeutic approaches and working online

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person in the room, with the therapist listening closely and following the client's lead to help clarify goals and strengths. This approach is useful when someone needs a supportive space to talk through parenting stress, family conflict, or changes in life direction.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions link together and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT can help with depression, sleep problems, motivation, and some anxiety that comes with health challenges.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers concrete skills for handling intense emotions and improving relationships. It can be especially helpful for managing strong reactions, impulsive behaviors, and stress connected to caregiving or chronic illness.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can change as progress is made, and sessions are adjusted to suit what helps most.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available. Online care can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins when work or caregiving makes in-person visits difficult. Talk with the therapist about scheduling and how sessions can be structured to match daily life.