Kathryn Gargett, LCPC

Kathryn Gargett is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Maryland who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and life transitions. She focuses on practical skills that make daily life easier. Her style is calm and approachable, so conversations feel straightforward and focused on what matters most to the client.

She uses a strengths-based approach to build skills for self-regulation and executive functioning. Sessions often include concrete strategies for managing emotions, improving sleep, and reducing overwhelm. Kathryn draws on therapy methods that teach coping techniques and help people practice new habits between meetings.

Her background spans 14 years of clinical work in Maryland. That experience informs her work with mood concerns, ADHD, trauma and grief, and problems like codependency and communication breakdowns. She aims to help people regain a sense of direction and feel more capable day to day.

In sessions Kathryn focuses on collaboration. She listens for what is already working and tailors strategies to each person’s routine and goals. Conversations move at a practical pace, with time spent on skills training and planning small steps forward.

Clients can expect clear suggestions and gentle accountability. The aim is to build resilience and improve quality of life through manageable, concrete changes. Kathryn helps people test new approaches and adjust plans so progress can stick.

Therapy approaches for everyday life online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values even when feelings are difficult. It can help with anxiety, depression, and motivation problems by shifting focus from avoiding discomfort to living a meaningful life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical exercises and homework to break unhelpful patterns, which is useful for mood disorders, anxiety, sleep problems, and relationship stress.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers clear skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and communication. Those skills help when emotions feel overwhelming or when relationship interactions become heated.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kathryn will listen to goals, try methods that fit the person’s needs, and adjust plans together. Clients and therapist decide collaboratively which techniques to emphasize and how to pace skill practice.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time so therapeutic work can happen between other obligations. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm available options before booking. Online work lets people focus on skill practice, tracking progress, and applying strategies in daily routines without promising a particular session type.