Kathryne Koahou, LCSW

Kathryne Koahou is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Utah who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and the effects of trauma. She brings three years of clinical experience and focuses on practical tools that people can use day to day. Kathryne writes plainly and listens closely to understand what matters most to each person.

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and other approaches to break down problems into clear, manageable steps. Sessions often include learning skills to cope with strong emotions, changing unhelpful thinking patterns, and building routines that support recovery from substance use. The work is collaborative - goals are set together and adjusted as progress is made.

Kathryne also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and client-centered methods to help people clarify values and make choices that match those values. For people overwhelmed by intense feelings, she incorporates techniques from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills.

When trauma or loss is central, sessions aim to create a steady pace for processing difficult memories while building coping resources. She supports people dealing with issues such as attachment struggles, codependency, control problems, body image, and substance use, always tailoring the pace and tools to each person.

Kathryne offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. She works in English and provides care only to people located in Utah.

How CBT and ACT Translate to Online Care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life behavior changes. Online CBT sessions often include short skill practices, homework between sessions, and step-by-step plans to reduce anxiety or depressive symptoms.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that match their values. In remote sessions ACT can be used to clarify what matters, set small committed actions, and track progress over time.

Kathryne works with clients to find the right mix of approaches. She treats the choice of method as a collaborative process and adjusts techniques based on each person's goals and daily life. Together they decide whether to focus on changing thinking patterns, building emotion regulation skills, or practicing value-driven actions.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility: video calls let people use visual cues and screen tools, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can provide shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and maintain steady momentum toward goals.