Kate O’Brien, LCSW
I’m Dr. O’Brien. Kate. I am young enough to have a few years left, and experienced enough to have survived and conquered gut-wrenching challenges and unexpected victories. I enjoy working to resolve problems related to relationship issues, religious trauma, racial identity, trauma, and abuse.
You can move forward. You can learn and grow. At any stage of life there can be hope.
Client Reviews
“I worked with [Dr. O’Brien] for about two years during one of the most pivotal and challenging periods of my life… What made her truly exceptional was her ability to meet me exactly where I was—emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. She encouraged me to connect more deeply with my spirituality and inner wisdom, while also offering practical, grounded support that I could apply in my day-to-day life. I always felt seen, supported, and gently challenged in ways that helped me grow. Because of our work together, I feel more confident, regulated, self-aware, and aligned with the life I am building. I am deeply grateful for the role she played in my healing and would wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone navigating complex relationships, life transitions, sobriety, or personal growth.”
— Mallory J.
Caring Across More Than 30 Years
Now practicing from Saint Charles, Missouri, Kate sees Missouri-based clients virtually for psychotherapy and for Reiki distance sessions. Her substantial career in behavioral health care and her work as a social justice educator contribute to her knowledge, skills, and attitudes of creating and maintaining equity in human relationships and in everyday life.
Kate works from a strengths-based, solution-focused, integrative framework. An integrative approach may include traditional psychotherapy practices such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), and Internal Family Systems (IFS). In addition to these approaches, Kate may offer Reiki and/or other non-medical, energy-based therapeutic components (these services are agreed upon with the client before they are provided, and cannot be billed to your insurance provider). She supports clients to address a wide variety of challenges including anxiety, depression; grief and loss; life crises, transitions and other stressors; recovery from traumatic events and/or abuse; marital problems; and racial identity.
Kate uses she/her pronouns, but is also quite happy to be referred to without the use of pronouns, by her name. She enjoys collaborating with clients ages 18 and older to develop and implement lasting solutions for their concerns.
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“Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken.”
– Winston Churchill