- Client-centered approach
- Dreamwork and imagery
- Mindfulness techniques
About Kathryn
Kathryn Madden is a NY Psychoanalyst (NY Psychoanalyst 000664) with 30 years of professional experience. She works with people who are managing stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related issues, coping with life changes, and those seeking executive coaching. Sessions are conducted in English and she practices in New York.
She takes a person-centered approach that emphasizes listening and responding to what each person brings. That can include conversational work, reflecting on patterns in relationships, and exploring feelings that come up around commitment, abandonment, or loneliness. Kathryn may also use mindfulness techniques to help with anxiety and stress management.
For people who want deeper exploration, she offers psychodynamic and Jungian-influenced methods. This can involve looking at recurring themes, using dream material, and attending to imaginative symbols that feel meaningful. Those elements are offered alongside more immediate coping strategies when needed.
Her background includes long experience with caregiving stress, aging and geriatric concerns, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and issues common to first responders. She also addresses communication problems, codependency, and life purpose questions that often appear during transitions.
Sessions also support practical concerns such as improving workplace communication and executive coaching tasks. Getting started involves a brief matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session so she and the client can agree on goals and a working plan.
How Kathryn’s approaches translate to online work
Kathryn works from client-centered, Jungian-influenced, and mindfulness perspectives. Client-centered work focuses on attentive listening and responding to what a person brings, useful for stress, anxiety, and relationship concerns. Jungian-influenced methods pay attention to symbols, dreams, and imagination to surface recurring themes and meaning in life events. Mindfulness methods teach simple practices for noticing thoughts and bodily responses, which can help manage anxiety and everyday stress.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Kathryn will collaborate with each person to decide whether conversational support, mindfulness exercises, or deeper psychodynamic exploration is most helpful. That plan can change as goals and needs evolve over time.
The biography does not list which online session formats are offered, so confirm the available options when you book. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Therapists can adapt exercises such as brief grounding practices, reflective conversation, or guided imagery to remote sessions to keep progress moving between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
30+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related issues, coping with life changes, and executive coaching. Additional focus areas include abandonment, caregiving stress, isolation, and life purpose.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is person-centered and reflective, combining conversational support with mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas. She can include dreamwork or imaginative techniques when that fits a person's goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 30 years of professional work experience in therapeutic and coaching roles.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She is listed as NY Psychoanalyst 000664 and works in New York. Sessions are offered in English.
Can I work with her from another country?
International clients are not currently accepted. Sessions are provided for people in the supported region.
Which session formats are available?
The biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to plan goals and decide on an approach.