Katherine Mcglynn , LCSW

Katherine Mcglynn is a licensed clinical social worker with 18 years of practice in Wisconsin. She helps people manage stress and anxiety, cope with addictions, and navigate major life changes. Her approach is grounded in respect, sensitivity, and steady support. Katherine adapts conversations and plans to each person’s situation.

She often addresses family tension and communication problems by breaking issues into small, manageable steps. Katherine works with people facing compassion fatigue and workplace strain, helping them set boundaries and restore balance. She also supports concerns around divorce and separation, money stress, and guilt or shame.

Katherine uses Practical, goal-focused tools to help clients make changes that stick. She draws on Motivational Interviewing to build readiness for change and Solution-Focused Therapy to identify immediate steps forward. Internal Family Systems helps people understand different parts of themselves and how those parts influence feelings and decisions.

She also supports people dealing with chronic pain, illness, or disability by helping them find daily coping strategies. Issues of self-love and forgiveness are woven into sessions when relevant. Katherine keeps plans flexible so they fit the realities of each person’s life.

Her style is calm and collaborative. She believes starting therapy takes courage and offers steady guidance through that first step and beyond. Work proceeds at the client’s pace with clear, practical goals.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Motivational Interviewing helps people resolve mixed feelings about change. It uses open questions and reflective listening to build motivation and small, concrete next steps. Solution-Focused Therapy focuses on what works now and what a next step looks like. Sessions use brief goal-setting and practical strategies to move forward quickly.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, needs, and preferences, and then choose or combine methods that fit. This is a collaborative process where plans are adjusted as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls are good for full conversations and visual connection. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat or text-based messaging can support quick check-ins, brief coaching, or times when writing feels easier than talking. These options make it simpler to keep regular contact and to try approaches like motivational interviewing or solution-focused tasks between sessions.