Kathleen Martello, LPC, LPCC
Compassionate, practical support for everyday challenges
Book with Kathleen- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LPC, LPCC
- Licensed in
- New York, Pennsylvania, California
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Self esteem
- Focus
- Career difficulties
About Kathleen
Kathleen Martello is a Licensed Professional Counselor with ten years of clinical experience. She offers calm, focused support for people facing anxiety, depression, stress, parenting challenges, grief, and mood concerns. Kathleen speaks English and Spanish and frames care around each person’s goals and values.
She draws on practical, evidence-based approaches to help people make changes that fit their daily lives. Sessions often focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts, learning tools for emotion regulation, and practicing clearer communication.
Background and approach
Kathleen also helps people recover from trauma and interpersonal harm and works with those coping with attachment wounds, codependency, or difficult endings. Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered listening and techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. That means clients can expect clear skill teaching alongside space to reflect on meaning and values.
Kathleen aims to make strategies useful and easy to try between sessions. She completed graduate training and holds the LPC and LPCC credentials. Kathleen is based in Pennsylvania and offers services in both English and Spanish.
Her background includes supporting people through career transitions, parenting stress, and complicated grief. People who meet with Kathleen typically find a straightforward, compassionate helper who focuses on practical steps. She invites clients to work together to set goals, practice new skills, and track progress over time.
What Kathleen works with
Everything Kathleen lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kathleen helps people with.
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Kathleen lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Kathleen’s Approaches Translate to Online Care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values. Online sessions using ACT focus on identifying personal values, noticing difficult thoughts, and practicing actions that align with goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy teaches ways to notice and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. In virtual visits CBT is used to practice new skills, test beliefs, and set short experiments to try between sessions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and partnering with the client to shape goals and pacing.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Kathleen will talk with each person about goals, what has helped in the past, and which methods feel comfortable. Together they decide whether to focus on skills training, values work, or deeper reflection and then adapt methods as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and practicing interpersonal skills. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging work well for brief reflections, coaching-style prompts, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work even when travel or time constraints arise.
Questions people ask about Kathleen
What concerns does Kathleen commonly address?
She works with anxiety, depression, stress, parenting-related strain, mood disorders, trauma and abuse, and issues like self-esteem, anger, grief, and career transitions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She combines practical skills teaching with empathetic listening. Sessions mix cognitive-behavioral strategies, acceptance-based tools, and client-centered conversation to set usable goals.
What is her professional background?
Kathleen has ten years of clinical experience and a graduate degree. Her work includes supporting people recovering from interpersonal violence and those coping with attachment and codependency issues.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LPC and LPCC credentials and is based in Pennsylvania. Licensing is listed as PA LPC and CA LPCC in her profile.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and needs.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact rates depend on those factors.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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