Kathleen Martello , LPC, LPCC

Kathleen Martello is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) who focuses on helping women navigate stress, anxiety, grief, and issues related to trauma and abuse. She meets people where they are and listens with patience. Her manner is warm and empathetic and she aims to make therapy feel straightforward and useful.

Kathleen draws from a mix of practical methods to address thoughts, feelings, and behavior. She helps people identify unhelpful beliefs and develop everyday skills for managing strong emotions. Sessions often include skills practice, problem-solving, and goal-focused coaching to support clearer choices and steadier moods.

Her background includes ten years of clinical work and training in Pennsylvania. Kathleen is fluent in English and Spanish, which lets her hold sessions in either language. She is familiar with the challenges that come after interpersonal violence and supports people recovering from abusive relationships.

Clients commonly bring concerns like depression, bipolar mood issues, ADHD, parenting strain, career stress, or trouble with self-esteem and relationships. She also works with people dealing with abandonment, attachment struggles, codependency, and feelings of isolation. Conversations address both immediate coping and longer term life direction.

Kathleen combines a compassionate, client-centered attitude with concrete exercises and check-ins. She aims to help clients build skills they can use between sessions while honoring each person's values and pace of change.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed action even when difficult thoughts and feelings appear; it can help with anxiety, depression, and decisions about life direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns, which is useful for mood, stress, and ADHD-related challenges. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist listens carefully and helps you find your own solutions.

Kathleen works collaboratively to find the therapeutic approach that fits best. She will review your goals and preferences and adjust methods as you go. Finding the right combination of strategies is part of the early sessions and evolves with progress and feedback.

Online therapy offers flexibility with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so sessions can fit around work, childcare, or travel. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is low, and messaging or live chat can support brief check-ins and between-session coaching. These formats make it easier to keep continuity of care and to practice skills in real time between appointments.