I am here to support YOU.
I am Licensed Professional Counselor in New Jersey as well as a Certified Life Coach with 20 years of professional work experience in counseling, crisis management, psychiatric intervention services - with families, children, teens, young adults, adults and the elderly population. I have experience in helping clients with Suicide Prevention and Intervention, authoring books " Knockout: SI Thoughts" and "Look! See? I Don't Feel Like Me." In addition, I use Solutions-Focused Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, Cognitive (Processing Thinking) Behavior Therapy, Dialectical (regulating emotions) Behavior Therapy and Motivational Interviewing Therapy, to name a few, to assist with focus on treatment goals and interventions for - 1) minimizing and managing stress and anxiety; 2) PTSD and traumas of physical, emotional and/or sexual abuse; 3)coping with grief and loss of family, loved ones, friends, pets; 4) focus on increasing motivation, improving self esteem, and confidence; 5) Life Coaching and Life Changes; 6) Identifying Triggers for Anger; 7) Career Counseling; 8) Compassion/Caregiver Fatigue; 9) Depression; 10) Relationship Issues; 11) Family Conflicts; 12) Parenting Issues; 13) Bipolar Disorder; 14) Executive & Professional Coaching.
I am here to support YOU - period.
Additional areas of focus: Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Avoidant personality, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, First responder issues, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hearing impaired, HIV / AIDS, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Military and veterans issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Visually impaired, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
NJ LPC 37PC00969500
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Kathy "Kay" Springs. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Kathy is very chill. Very good at listening and reaffirming you when needed, while also keeping it real with you in a way that you can easily understand and agree with. Allows for real growth. She’s a good one
Written on Sep 30, 2024 after therapy with Kathy "Kay" for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, and family conflicts
Kathy and I clicked right away. She listens and discusses options on how to help myself. Her outlook and style is exactly what I need!!
Written on Dec 28, 2023 after therapy with Kathy "Kay" for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Wry helpful and responsive
Written on Dec 26, 2023 after therapy with Kathy "Kay" for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, intimacy-related issues, and parenting issues
Kay is great! I would strongly recommend. She helps me work out my thoughts and create consistent and healthy habits.
Written on Dec 07, 2023 after therapy with Kathy "Kay" for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching
I feel very comfortable with (Kay). She hones in to the core problem immediately. Very happy I found her.
Written on Nov 22, 2023 after therapy with Kathy "Kay" for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
Has been very kind and considerate
Written on Sep 27, 2023 after therapy with Kathy "Kay" for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd