- Stress and anxiety
- Addictions recovery
- Life purpose exploration
About Kathryne
Kathryne Koahou is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Utah with three years of professional experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression, and lists life purpose among her areas of attention. She works with individuals to address problems that follow big life changes and ongoing struggles.
Kathryne uses several evidence-informed methods to help people manage symptoms and make practical changes. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to clarify values and adjust unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy strategies to teach emotion regulation and coping skills.
In sessions she follows a client-centered stance, which means she listens for what matters most to each person and shapes work around those priorities. Conversations move between identifying patterns, practicing skills, and planning real-world steps. For people wrestling with trauma, she incorporates trauma-focused approaches intended to reduce distress and improve everyday functioning.
Kathryne supports people dealing with addiction and recovery by addressing triggers, cravings, and relapse patterns while building routines that fit daily life. She also helps with relationship wounds like abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, control problems, jealousy, and family conflict.
Her practice covers emotional struggles such as emptiness, guilt and shame, dissociation, body image concerns, impulsivity, and problems linked to antisocial personality features. Sessions aim to be practical and grounded, with an emphasis on skills people can use between appointments.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters to them and take steps in that direction even when difficult feelings appear. Online ACT sessions typically combine values clarification with short behavioral experiments and at-home practice. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence, using structured exercises and homework to change patterns that feed anxiety or low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers practical skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance that many people find useful when stress or impulsivity interfere with daily life.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with clients to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences, and will adjust the plan as progress is made. That process is conversational and pragmatic, not fixed in advance.
This profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and travel, and they allow skills practice that connects directly to daily routines. Some people prefer shorter check-ins by audio, while others use video for longer skills practice and guided exercises. Discussing how sessions will fit into a typical week is part of the first appointment.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Utah
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression, and also supports people facing issues such as abandonment, attachment problems, body image, and life purpose.
How would she approach feeling stuck or unsure about next steps?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative, focusing on values clarification, skill practice, and concrete steps that fit daily life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Utah and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients; clients must be located in Utah to work with her.
How are sessions structured and what formats are used?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific session formats on this profile.
How are sessions paid for and how do I begin?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.