Kathryn Gargett, LCPC

Kathryn Gargett is a licensed clinical professional counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, mood concerns, and the everyday challenges of neurodiversity. She focuses on practical skills that make daily life easier. Her style is calm and straightforward. Parents and adults often look to her for help with attention, sleep, grief, and relationship stress.

Kathryn uses a strengths-based way of working that centers the person’s existing abilities. Sessions are collaborative; she listens and then helps build clear plans for managing emotions, organizing tasks, or improving communication. She draws on several evidence-informed approaches to teach coping skills and build distress tolerance.

She has 14 years of experience as a therapist in Maryland and holds the LCPC credential. Kathryn has spent much of her career supporting people with ADHD and autistic traits, including teens and adults who struggle with executive functioning or social skills. She also works with mood disorders, bipolar symptoms, and grief-related concerns.

In therapy she focuses on small, doable changes. That might mean setting up a simpler morning routine, practicing a breathing or grounding exercise, or planning short steps toward a bigger goal. She helps clients track progress and adjust strategies when something isn’t working.

Kathryn emphasizes collaboration and respect for individual differences. She aims to help people gain insight, reduce overwhelm, and improve day-to-day functioning so they can feel more in control of their lives.

How Kathryn Uses ACT, CBT, and DBT Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, and life transitions where people want clearer direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, insomnia, and low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers tools for emotion regulation and distress tolerance, which can help with impulsivity, intense emotions, and self-soothing.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kathryn collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and daily life. She will check in often and adjust techniques based on what helps the client make steady progress.

If you are considering online visits, confirm the current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, remove travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that works better. It also lets people practice skills in the settings where they live and work, which can speed up applying new routines. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and DBT techniques to an online format so clients can learn coping skills, plan steps, and track progress across weeks.