Kathee Foxan

Kathee Foxan is a licensed clinical social worker with 14 years of therapy experience in Iowa. She uses Trauma-Focused Therapy alongside cognitive and client-centered methods to help people manage anxiety, mood shifts, and stress. Kathee keeps language simple and practical so worried parents can quickly see what to expect.

She has spent over a decade providing outpatient care in a community mental health center. For six years she also offered therapy in nursing home settings. That mix shaped a practical style that fits people at different life stages and with different daily limits.

Kathee has worked with people across a wide age span, from young children to elders. She has experience supporting people facing poverty, substance use and addiction, legal involvement, and loss of independence. She also helps with parenting struggles, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, sleeping problems, and managing anger.

Her approach blends straightforward Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy, client-centered listening, and trauma-focused work including EMDR when appropriate. Sessions focus on clear goals, skills people can use at home, and steps to reduce distress between meetings.

Kathee holds an LCSW credential in North Dakota and Illinois and practices in Iowa. Sessions are conducted in English. To begin, clients use the site Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Approaches used online and how they help

Trauma-Focused Therapy focuses on safely processing memories and reducing the power of past traumatic events. It can help people who experience ongoing anxiety, flashbacks, or avoidance after upsetting events.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change those patterns and lower distress. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, understanding, and working at the client’s pace to set goals that feel right.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about their needs, goals, and what feels manageable. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow more frequent check-ins when needed. Specific session formats for this therapist should be confirmed before booking; readers should check the current session options on the scheduling page. Many people find remote sessions help maintain continuity of care and practice skills between meetings.