Kathleen Sutton
Calm, practical, and relational therapy
LCPC, LPC Nevada
- Experience
- 11 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Parenting, Self esteem, Coping with life changes
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Kathleen
Kathleen Sutton is a licensed therapist with 11 years of clinical experience who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and family concerns, and life transitions. She brings a strengths-based, client-centered stance and prioritizes building an authentic therapeutic relationship where clients feel heard and respected.
Background and approach
Kathleen draws on a range of approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and client-centered methods to tailor care to each person’s needs.
Her background includes work in residential treatment, outpatient group practice, correctional settings, assisted living, and community art therapy programs, as well as earlier experience as a parenting coach and educator. Kathleen integrates mindfulness, somatic techniques, trauma-informed practices, and expressive art therapy when appropriate to support emotional regulation, insight, and healing.
She offers psychoeducation alongside hands-on strategies to strengthen self-regulation, build self-esteem, and address issues such as compassion fatigue, ADHD, grief, and caregiving stress. Practicing in Nevada with credentials as LCPC and LPC, she provides multiple online formats to fit different preferences and schedules.
Kathleen frames therapy as a collaborative process and aims to guide clients toward greater resilience and clearer direction during difficult life changes.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and then develop practical skills to change them; it is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday challenges. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) invites acceptance of difficult internal experiences while clarifying values and taking committed action toward meaningful goals, which can be useful for coping with life changes, chronic stress, and avoidance. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding relational patterns and emotional bonds formed early in life, and it aims to improve communication, trust, and emotional regulation in current relationships.
Determining the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist works collaboratively with each client to match methods to their goals, preferences, and circumstances. Treatment can combine elements from different approaches when appropriate, and the therapist will check in regularly to adjust direction as needs evolve.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing sessions to fit into varied schedules and daily life. These formats make it possible to access licensed professionals from home or other convenient locations and to use a mix of real-time and ongoing messaging to support skill practice, check-ins, and continuity between sessions.
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Experience
11+ years
Licensed
Colorado, Nevada, Washington
Languages
English