Kate Conochan , LISW, LCSW

Kate Conochan is a licensed social worker with over 15 years of clinical experience. She holds LISW and LCSW credentials and practices in Louisiana. Kate takes a person-centered stance and focuses on what each individual wants to achieve in therapy.

Her approach centers on building a practical, honest working relationship. She listens first, and helps people set goals they find meaningful. Sessions move at the client’s pace so progress happens on a timeline that feels doable.

Kate has worked broadly with adults facing addiction, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, and psychotic disorders. She also has experience supporting people through life changes, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and parenting stresses. Her background includes work with children involved in foster care and juvenile justice systems, and with people coping with caregiver strain and cancer-related stress.

In sessions she blends techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral approaches, mindfulness, emotionally focused work, and a client-centered stance. That mix lets her address symptoms while also helping people clarify values and repair important relationships.

People often come for help with stress, low self-esteem, bipolar concerns, ADHD, or anger and communication problems. Kate aims to make the first steps straightforward and supportive, helping clients find small, practical changes that add up over time.

Therapeutic approaches you can use online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take actions that match their values. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches concrete skills to change them, which can reduce symptoms like worry or low mood. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the person sets goals and the therapist follows their lead to build insight and confidence.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kate will discuss these methods with clients and help pick or blend approaches based on personal needs, goals, and preferences. She treats this as a collaborative process so the plan can change as progress or new priorities emerge.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and skills work, phone sessions may fit when bandwidth is low, chat can be useful for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, handle sudden life demands, and keep momentum between meetings.