Kathleen Hartman-McCarthy, LMSW, LCSW

Kathleen Hartman-McCarthy is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of counseling experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship problems, trauma, parenting strain, and related concerns. Kathleen creates a calm, caring space where people can talk and start to feel steadier.

She holds a Master of Social Work and is licensed in Indiana as an LMSW and in Indiana as an LCSW. Kathleen draws on practical approaches to address mental health and addiction together. Sessions focus on everyday skills people can use between meetings.

Her work blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered methods, and solution-focused strategies. That mix lets her match tools to a person’s goals - whether the aim is mood management, coping with life change, or reducing substance use. Kathleen pays attention to the whole person including physical and spiritual concerns.

In sessions she listens, offers straightforward strategies, and practices skills with the person. People can expect to learn coping techniques, ways to change unhelpful thoughts, and steps to handle triggers or relationship conflicts. Kathleen also helps with issues like postpartum depression, compassion fatigue, and problems that involve more than one diagnosis.

Her style is supportive and goal-oriented. She encourages small, achievable changes and checks progress as therapy continues. Kathleen works with people in Indiana and conducts therapy in English.

Practical approaches for online therapy

Many of her sessions use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve mood. CBT is often used for depression, anxiety, and habit change.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult feelings without getting stuck and to clarify what matters most so they can act in line with their values. ACT can help when someone feels overwhelmed by emotions or is trying to make life changes.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work she does with each person. The therapist will talk through goals, try methods that fit the person's needs, and adjust the plan as progress is made in a collaborative way.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions need less bandwidth, live chat can be useful for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to use the format that best supports each person's routine.