Kathleen Slee, LCSW

Kathleen Slee is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in New Mexico. She uses clear, practical methods to help people facing depression, trauma, grief, and big life changes. Her style is calm and direct, aimed at helping people find steady ways to cope and move forward.

Kathleen draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She also uses client-centered techniques that prioritize listening and the person’s own goals. Mindfulness and dialectical behavior therapy tools appear in sessions when people need grounding or emotion-regulation skills.

Her work covers a range of concerns including self-esteem struggles, coping with loss, and managing mood disorders. She also supports people dealing with caregiving stress, chronic illness or pain, and the emotional effects of adoption or foster care. Practical problem solving and small, testable changes are common parts of the process.

With six years of clinical experience she blends structured approaches with space for personal storytelling. Sessions focus on what matters most to the individual and on clear, achievable steps. Kathleen aims to help people build more reliable ways to handle stress and difficult memories.

People who reach out can expect a straightforward, empathetic approach. Kathleen matches techniques to a person’s needs rather than insisting on one path. The goal is better day-to-day coping and a clearer sense of purpose over time.

Structured approaches that work online and by phone

Kathleen commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot patterns of thinking that increase distress and to practice different responses. CBT is useful for worry, low mood, obsessive thoughts, and behavior changes people want to test in daily life. She also relies on client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening, validation, and helping people set their own goals in therapy.

Dialectical behavior therapy skills are used when emotions feel overwhelming; these include simple tools for grounding, tolerating distress, and improving emotional regulation. Each approach is presented in plain language and paired with exercises people can try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Kathleen will talk with each person about symptoms, life priorities, and what feels most doable. Together they choose or adapt techniques so sessions match the client’s needs and pace, reviewing progress and changing course when needed.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video works well for in-depth work and skills coaching, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging suit shorter check-ins or when writing feels more comfortable. These options make it possible to keep therapy consistent despite busy lives or changing routines.