- Warm collaborative style
- Practical coping tools
- Focus on goals
About Kathy
Kathy Rubendall is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 30 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, mood disorders, and life transitions. She practices in North Carolina and talks with clients about career shifts, eating and sleeping struggles, self-esteem, and coping with change. Kathy keeps a warm, interactive style and focuses on practical steps people can use day to day.
Her work centers on listening carefully and treating each person with respect and acceptance. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to build a trusting relationship and combines it with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and solution-focused problem solving to address symptoms and set concrete goals. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and Motivational Interviewing when they fit a person’s needs.
Kathy has helped people manage bipolar disorder, trauma, attachment questions linked to adoption, and issues connected to military service. She also supports those dealing with eating and food-related problems, codependency, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and substance use concerns. Her approach is collaborative and paced to what the person can handle.
Sessions aim to identify small, manageable changes that add up over time. Kathy emphasizes practical tools for day-to-day life, like coping strategies, communication skills, and problem-solving steps. She invites people to set goals and checks in on progress as therapy continues.
She encourages anyone thinking about help to try a session and see if the approach fits. The focus is on supporting positive change that matches each person’s values and priorities.
How Kathy’s approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy centers on building a respectful relationship and following the person’s lead, which helps online sessions feel focused on what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and uses short exercises and homework to change patterns, which works well for issues like anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance that people can practice between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Kathy will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before. Together they decide which methods to emphasize and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - it can reduce travel time, allow check-ins during a break at work, or make shorter focused sessions possible. Online sessions also let people use worksheets and home-based exercises between meetings so progress can continue outside the session.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Kathy helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, bipolar disorder, depression, and related issues such as eating and sleeping problems, self-esteem, career change, and coping with life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and interactive, based on mutual respect and acceptance. She focuses on practical steps and works collaboratively to set goals.
How much experience does she bring?
She has 30 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns, including trauma, attachment questions related to adoption, and issues connected to military service.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - practicing in North Carolina.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Do you offer services to international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.