Dr. Kathryn (Kitty) Klee, LCPC
Illinois · 33 years in practice
Dr. Kathryn (Kitty) Klee is a licensed clinical professional counselor with 33 years of experience in Illinois.
License and registration
- LCPC, Illinois
- 180001551 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1609930486 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 33
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Kathryn
Dr. Kathryn (Kitty) Klee is a licensed clinical professional counselor with 33 years of experience in Illinois. She approaches therapy with respect for each person’s story and focuses on building on existing strengths.
Kitty aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable for people who are overwhelmed or unsure where to begin. She offers straightforward, practical help for common struggles like family conflict, parenting stress, low self-esteem, and motivation.
Background and approach
She also supports people facing life transitions, career concerns, sleep problems, and issues related to addiction or ADHD. Trauma, intimacy-related concerns, and relationship questions are part of her regular practice as well. Kitty uses several conversational approaches to meet different needs.
She emphasizes listening and collaboration, helping people identify patterns that cause pain and try new ways of responding. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps with shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is used to explore strong feelings and improve emotional connection.
Sessions tend to be practical and grounded. Kitty helps people set small goals, try new skills between visits, and track progress over time. She also works with more complex concerns such as attachment issues, blended family dynamics, body image, chronic illness, caregiving stress, and compassion fatigue.
Clients can expect a calm, steady presence that encourages realistic steps forward. Kitty frames therapy as a collaborative effort where the client’s knowledge of their own life drives decisions. The focus is on workable change, one step at a time.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Kathryn lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kathryn names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches and how online therapy supports them
Dr. Klee incorporates Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand and work through strong feelings, especially when those emotions affect close relationships and attachment. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening, empathy, and helping people find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with depression, anxiety, sleep, and motivation.Choosing a therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. The therapist discusses goals and preferences, then suggests one or a mix of approaches to try. Over time the plan can change based on what is helpful and what the client prefers, so the work stays practical and personalized.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people see facial cues and do deeper conversations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging can be used for brief check-ins, skill reminders, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and keep continuity between visits.
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.
Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist address?
She works with family conflict, parenting stress, self-esteem, life changes, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, sleeping problems, career concerns, depression, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Sessions are collaborative and practical. The therapist listens closely, helps identify patterns, and coaches small changes people can try between sessions.
What is the therapist's background and experience?
She holds an Illinois LCPC and brings 33 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns and life stages.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
The clinician is licensed in Illinois and conducts practice from that state.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
People can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit their schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
More therapists in Illinois
See allMargaret Couch
LCSW
Compassionate therapist focused on practical change
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting
- Bipolar
Marianne Costales-Roman
LCSW
Trusted LCSW for emotional and relationship challenges
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Parenting
Is this your profile?
Ask us to correct details or take the page down.
Contact us