Kathryn DeFiore , LCSW

Kathryn DeFiore is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and depression. She also focuses on caregiver stress, communication struggles, control issues, and concerns often faced by women. Kathryn writes plainly and listens closely to understand each person's situation before deciding on a path forward.

She believes people know their own stories and brings a supportive, respectful stance to sessions. Kathryn aims to help clients notice strengths, build skills, and take small steps toward change. She describes the decision to seek help as an act of courage and stays focused on practical goals that matter to the client.

Kathryn uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She also applies motivational interviewing to support commitment and change and trauma-focused work when past harm affects daily life. Her approach is collaborative and paced according to each person's needs.

With five years of clinical experience, Kathryn practices as an LCSW licensed in Connecticut and Virginia. She offers a calm, straightforward style and prefers to keep sessions concrete and goal-oriented. People come for help with issues like guilt and shame, isolation, money worries, post-traumatic stress, seasonal mood shifts, and recovery from sexual assault.

Sessions are available in English and offered through a range of online formats. Kathryn aims to help clients translate insights from conversation into real-world steps. She supports people through both short-term problem solving and longer-term healing work.

How these approaches translate to online care

Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process past harm and reduce its impact on daily life. In practice this means creating a gentle plan to remember and rework painful memories so they become less overwhelming and interfere less with current relationships and routines.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Sessions identify unhelpful thinking patterns, test them against reality, and try new actions that produce different results. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and seasonal mood shifts.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up in life. Together they decide whether CBT, motivational interviewing, trauma-focused techniques, or a mix will best fit the needs presented.

Online therapy here includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexible options. Video lets people work face-to-face when a longer conversation is helpful. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is an issue. Live chat and text work well for brief check-ins, homework support, or when someone wants shorter, more frequent contact. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep consistent progress with a licensed professional.