Kathleen McLean, BSW, RSW

Locations: Phone/Video
Disciplines: Individual Therapy, Couple Therapy, Family Therapy, and Group Therapy
Languages: English
Top Specialties: Anxiety, Depression, Relationship Issues, Parenting, and Life Transitions

Education
– Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Social Work, McMaster University

License and Memberships
–Ontario College of Social Workers (OCSW): 831787

About Kathleen

I welcome you be the architect of your own life! I believe that challenges can be beautiful, albeit it deeply painful, opportunities to create a life you feel inspired to live and nourished by living. There is hope in every situation, and often life’s greatest lessons are learned during it’s biggest obstacles. Life is not always easy, sometimes it can be excruciatingly difficult. The hardships of life and its many transitions, may they be sought out, natural throughout the life span, or ones that blindside you on some idle afternoon can leave you feeling like you’re just trying to survive, going through the motions on autopilot, or as though life has happened ‘to’ you. And then the questions come: Who am I? How did I get here? The life you have doesn’t reflect the one you imagined. While we cannot change the past, we can choose to create meaning in our experiences, and determine how its legacy comes forward with us.

My approach to therapy is rooted in empathy, humble curiosity, and respect and appreciation for innate humanity. I believe in the capacity for our own evolution, and the beauty and strength in resilience. My hope is that our work together will support you to build your sense of competence and clarity so that you may live a life that you value, and in which your relationship with yourself and others feel well.  

The smallest act of bravery has the power to create meaningful momentum towards wellness in life. I welcome you to seize this moment and connect to the support you deserve and make the change you are longing for. For more information on how therapy works, and how I can support you, please feel welcome to connect with me by phone, email, or through our website where you can book a complementary 15-minute consultation, or initial session.  It would be my privilege to support you.

Specialties

Addiction
ADHD
Alcohol Use
Alzheimer's
Anger Management
Anxiety
Behavioural Issues
Bipolar Disorder
Career Guidance
Child or Adolescent
Codependency
Coping Skills
Depression
Divorce
Emotional Disturbance
Family Conflict
Gambling
Grief
Hoarding
Infertility
Infidelity
Life Coaching
Life Transitions
Marital and Premarital
Men's Issues
Mood Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
Parenting
Peer Relationships
Relationship Issues
School Issues
Self-Esteem
Self-Harming
Stress
Substance Use
Thinking Disorders
Trauma and PTSD
Traumatic Brain Injury
Women’s Issues

Age Range

Adolescents/Teenagers (14-19)
Adults

Therapy Types

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Applied Behavioural Analysis
Attachment-Based
Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
Compassion Focused
Couple Therapy
Culturally Sensitive
Dialetical (DBT)
Eclectic
Emotionally Focused
Family Systems
Family/Marital
Feminist
Gottman
Integrative
Interpersonal
Motivational Interviewing
Narrative
Positive Psychology
Solution Focused Brief
Strength Based
Structural Family Therapy

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