Kathlene Pendleton

Kathlene Pendleton is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas. She has eight years of clinical experience helping people who feel stuck by anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and major life changes. Her work often addresses stress, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and issues that commonly affect women.

Kathlene emphasizes a collaborative approach. She listens first, and then helps clients set realistic goals. Sessions focus on clear skills people can use between meetings. She aims to make therapy practical and straightforward.

Her background includes work with mood disorders, ADHD, and trauma and abuse. She also supports people coping with caregiver stress, compassion fatigue, and financial strain. Kathlene integrates several evidence-informed methods to match each person's needs.

In the room she mixes mindful practices with strategies that change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She uses tools that teach emotion regulation and improve relationships. These tools are tailored to the situation and paced to the client.

Clients can expect a calm, nonjudgmental tone and focused problem-solving. Kathlene helps people build healthier habits, stronger communication, and better self-care. Her goal is to help people leave therapy with manageable steps and clearer coping skills.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them through action and practice, which can reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and mood disorders. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal communication, which can aid in managing intense emotions and improving relationships.

Choosing the right approach is a team process. The therapist works with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and daily life. That means trying tools, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan over time.

The profile does not list specific online formats, so confirm the available session options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can guide clients in adapting exercises and skill practice to whatever session style is arranged, helping therapy feel useful between meetings.