Kathleen Schober, LCSW

Kathleen Schober is a Connecticut LCSW with 14 years of post-master clinical experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship struggles, low self-esteem, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, ADHD, and life transitions. Kathleen also focuses on codependency and related family of origin issues.

She trained at Fordham University and then worked in outpatient substance abuse treatment, elder psychiatric support services, emergency room psychiatric crisis intervention, and private practice. Those roles shaped a practical approach to common problems like mood shifts, substance use concerns, and relationship pain.

In sessions she combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral tools and solution-focused techniques. That means she prioritizes what matters to the person first, looks for patterns that keep problems going, and tries small changes that bring relief. Conversations are direct but not harsh, and she uses plain examples to clarify new skills.

Kathleen can help people who keep putting others first, who struggle to set boundaries, or who find their mood and motivation affected by someone else’s drinking or moods. She also supports people managing aging concerns, hoarding behaviors, infidelity fallout, and career-related stress.

Practical work in therapy can include identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing out different responses, and setting short experiments to see what shifts. She encourages gradual steps so progress feels manageable rather than overwhelming.

How Kathleen uses therapeutic approaches online