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Kathleen "Kathy" Harvey, LCSW

  • Experience25 years
  • LocationNew Jersey
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Addictions
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Kathleen

Kathleen "Kathy" Harvey is a New Jersey licensed social worker with 25 years of clinical practice. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, trauma, mood concerns such as depression and bipolar, and life transitions including career and parenting changes.

Background and approach

Kathy also supports clients dealing with relationship and family issues, ADHD, sleep difficulties, self-esteem challenges, and compassion fatigue. Her style blends a warm, collaborative stance with practical skills-building.

She emphasizes communication, boundaries, and coping strategies while helping clients explore family of origin patterns, codependency, and forgiveness. Motivational interviewing and trauma-focused techniques are woven with cognitive behavioral tools to address unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, and client-centered principles guide sessions so the person's goals direct the work.

Kathy offers a supportive environment aimed at strengthening resilience and self-compassion. Her practice includes attention to process addictions, substance use concerns, LGBT-related stress, women's issues, and life purpose questions.

She aims to help people reconnect with values, reduce isolation, and develop clearer paths forward.

Approach-driven online therapy and flexible session options

Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's perspective and building a therapeutic relationship that supports exploration and growth; it helps when someone needs a nonjudgmental space to clarify values and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the connections between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors and offers concrete strategies for reducing anxiety, improving sleep, and managing mood symptoms. Trauma-focused therapy helps people process distressing events and develop skills to reduce trauma-related symptoms while restoring a sense of safety and agency.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and is treated collaboratively. The therapist will work with clients to identify which methods best match their needs, preferences, and goals, and will adjust strategies as progress is made to ensure the work stays relevant and effective.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow continuity during life transitions, and let clients choose the format that feels most comfortable for their current concerns and pace of work.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist help with?
Kathy supports a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping problems, ADHD, depression, bipolar, and concerns related to career and parenting.
What is the therapeutic style and approach?
Her work is collaborative and client-centered, combining motivational interviewing, trauma-focused therapy, and cognitive behavioral strategies to help clients set goals and learn practical skills.
How much clinical experience does she bring?
She has 25 years of experience as a licensed clinician, drawing on long-term practice to address complex life transitions and mental health concerns.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
She is licensed in New Jersey as an LCSW with the license number NJ LCSW 44sc05755800 and practices from that state.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered online?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsCoping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTTrauma and abuseGriefSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Caregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesForgivenessInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

New Jersey

Languages

English

What Kathleen can help with

Kathleen "Kathy" Harvey works with clients on stress and anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, and coping with life changes.

Kathleen works with clients navigating stress, anxiety, relationship dynamics, and personal transitions.

How Kathleen approaches therapy

Kathleen's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Kathleen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in New Jersey, with 25 years of clinical experience.

Therapy style

Kathleen aims to support you in developing resilience, understanding, and authentic connections—both with yourself and others.