Dr. Kathleen Hathaway, LMFT

Dr. Kathleen Hathaway is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 25 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, low self-esteem, career crossroads and midlife transitions. Her approach is practical and down-to-earth, aimed at helping people make useful changes one step at a time.

She spends sessions helping people sort priorities and reduce overwhelm. That may include learning tools to manage anxiety, improving communication in close relationships, or clarifying next steps for career and life purpose. She listens first, then adapts strategies to fit each person’s needs.

Dr. Hathaway mixes client-centered work with cognitive behavioral tools. She also uses parts-work ideas from Internal Family Systems, brief solution-focused strategies, and elements of the Gottman Method for relationship concerns. This blend lets her tailor sessions to the problem at hand rather than using one fixed method.

Over her career she has supported people facing caregiving strain, chronic health challenges, loss and separation, and the ongoing impacts of trauma and first responder stress. She pays attention to how family background and past hurts show up now, and helps people build better ways of relating and coping.

Her license is LMFT and her practice is based in Washington. Conversations are in English and she does not take international clients. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience and emphasizes being heard. In practice this means the therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people find their own next steps. It is helpful for exploring life purpose, midlife questions, and feelings of isolation.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings and behavior. It offers straightforward tools for anxiety, low mood, and managing stress through practical exercises and short-term goals.

Internal Family Systems looks at the different parts of a person’s inner experience. It helps people understand conflicting inner voices, reduce self-blame, and build self-compassion when facing past hurts or relationship patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to your goals and preferences, combining elements from different approaches when that makes sense. You and the therapist set priorities together and adjust as progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking, since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Different approaches translate well to remote work, and the focus remains on practical tools and better coping that fit everyday routines.