Dr. Kathryn (Kitty) Klee, LCPC
Practical, experienced support for parenting and family challenges
Book with Kathryn- Years in practice
- 33
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Parenting issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Kathryn
Dr. Kathryn (Kitty) Klee is an Illinois-licensed clinician with 33 years of experience. She focuses on practical help for parents and people facing family concerns.
Her style is straightforward and supportive. She believes clients know their lives best and builds on their existing strengths. Kitty helps people who are juggling parenting stress, changes in family life, work pressures, or shifts in identity and motivation.
She also addresses issues such as attention differences, addiction, sleep struggles, low self-esteem, relationship problems, and recovery from trauma and abuse.
Background and approach
Her approach aims to make everyday life more manageable and purposeful. In sessions she listens first, then works collaboratively to set goals that feel achievable. She draws on client-centered methods to keep the focus on the person's priorities.
She also uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy when they fit the situation. People can expect clear, practical steps alongside space to talk through feelings. Kitty emphasizes small changes that add up over time and helps people practice new ways of coping between meetings.
Her goal is to empower clients to handle parenting demands and family conflict more confidently. Her practice serves adults in Illinois and sessions are offered in English. The tone is warm and direct, meant for busy parents who need practical tools and steady support as they navigate change.
What Kathryn works with
Everything Kathryn lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kathryn helps people with.
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kathryn lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online support for busy parents
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client's priorities. It helps people feel heard and builds on strengths to tackle parenting stress and family conflict. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches practical skills for managing mood, sleep, and motivation. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) offers tools for regulating intense emotions and improving communication in stressful family moments.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together with the client decide which methods fit best. Sessions are collaborative and adjust over time as needs change.
Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video sessions let people use visual cues for deeper conversation. Phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter setup is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging can be a shorter check-in or a way to keep momentum between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy parenting life and to try approaches that suit each person.
Questions people ask about Kathryn
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with family conflict and parenting issues along with self-esteem, coping with life changes, ADHD, addictions, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, career shifts, depression, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative. She listens first, then helps clients set achievable goals and practices new coping skills between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She brings 33 years of professional experience supporting people through family and parenting challenges and related concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an IL LCPC credential and practices in Illinois.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does billing and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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