Kathleen Borgeson , LCSW

Kathleen Borgeson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California with 25 years of experience helping people navigate life’s difficult moments. She has provided therapy to children, adolescents, adults, and senior citizens, bringing decades of clinical experience to situations that range from everyday stress to deeper emotional loss.

Kathleen has concentrated much of her work on grief and loss, including bereavement after the death of a loved one, the end of relationships, job or housing losses, and miscarriage. She understands that grief can appear alongside depression, anxiety, shifting self-esteem, and other life transitions, and she emphasizes the importance of expressing those feelings and finding concrete ways to restore functioning over time.

Her practice combines narrative approaches, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing with cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused techniques, all delivered with a patient-centered stance. Kathleen aims to offer practical tools, coping strategies, and resources that match each person’s situation and goals. With a calm and supportive demeanor, she meets clients where they are and helps them move toward greater stability and resilience.

Listening and genuine care are central to her work. Kathleen’s focus is on supporting individuals and families through transitions and losses while helping them build skills to manage stress, relationships, parenting, career concerns, and compassion fatigue.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Kathleen uses a narrative approach to help people make sense of difficult experiences by exploring the stories they tell about themselves and their losses. This method can be helpful for processing grief, identity shifts, and the impact of major life changes. Mindfulness practices are incorporated to build present-moment awareness and emotional regulation, which can reduce rumination and support coping with anxiety and stress. She also draws on motivational interviewing to encourage personal motivation and clarify goals when clients face ambivalence about change.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Kathleen will work with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, adjusting techniques over time so therapy fits the individual’s situation and pace. Clients and the therapist develop the plan together to identify what feels most useful.

Offering therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging increases flexibility and access for people with busy schedules, mobility limitations, or caregiving responsibilities. These options allow licensed professionals and therapists to maintain continuity of care while making it easier to attend sessions and stay engaged in treatment over time.