Linda "Kathleen" Brown , LCSW

Linda "Kathleen" Brown is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Missouri who brings 26 years of clinical experience to her work with individuals and families. A graduate of the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University, she has practiced across settings that include private practice, inpatient hospitalization, residential treatment, and telephone crisis care. Over the course of her career she has provided individual, group, and family therapy and has offered supervision to emerging mental health professionals pursuing graduation and state licensure.

Her clinical focus spans a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, family and parenting issues, eating concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes. Additional areas of attention have included adoption and foster care, body image, impulsivity, isolation and loneliness, mood disorders, obsessive-compulsive concerns, panic disorder, sexual assault and abuse, social anxiety, and workplace difficulties.

She advocates for evidence-informed approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy paired with strengths-based and solution-focused techniques, and she individualizes care to match each personâs needs and goals. Kathleen aims to help clients set realistic, attainable objectives and to support them in making meaningful changes in their lives.

Approaches for Online Therapy and Practical Benefits

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the clientâs own goals and values guide the work. This approach helps people increase self-understanding, build confidence, and make choices that match their priorities.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) addresses patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to anxiety, depression, and other difficulties. It offers concrete strategies for managing symptoms and developing new coping skills that can be practiced between sessions.

Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes identifying strengths and small, achievable steps toward change. It is goal-oriented and often useful when clients want practical, time-limited work to overcome specific challenges.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to understand their needs, goals, and preferences, and will tailor methods accordingly. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques fit best and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy makes these approaches accessible through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options provide scheduling flexibility and allow clients to receive care from different locations, making it easier to fit therapy into busy lives while working with licensed professionals.