Kathee Foxan, LCSW

Kathee Foxan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who uses cognitive behavioral approaches to help people manage mood and anxiety symptoms. She has 14 years of experience as a professional therapist in Iowa. Her work includes clients facing addiction, trauma, grief, and changes that come with aging and loss of independence.

Kathee draws on practical, down-to-earth strategies to help people cope with stress, anger, and relationship challenges. She also uses client-centered and mindfulness techniques to tailor sessions to each person’s needs. EMDR and dialectical behavior ideas are part of her toolkit when trauma or intense emotions are involved.

Her background includes long-term work in community mental health and several years providing services in nursing home settings. That experience means she has seen concerns across a wide age range, from young children to older adults navigating health and life transitions. She also has experience supporting people dealing with caregiver stress and chronic illness.

Sessions focus on clear goals, skill-building, and practical steps for daily life. Kathee helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors between sessions. She emphasizes coping tools for sleep, attention, and mood regulation.

Clients typically find the work to be collaborative and straightforward. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to available times. The clinician works in English and practices in Iowa.

How Kathee’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting conversation. The therapist follows the person’s lead and helps them clarify goals and priorities, which can make sessions feel collaborative and focused on what matters most.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Sessions often include practicing skills, changing unhelpful thinking, and setting small behavioral experiments to try between meetings. This approach is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and attention concerns.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. It teaches concrete techniques for distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and communication that can be practiced between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their situation and goals, and together they will decide which methods to try first. Choices can shift as needs change, and the process is presented as a collaborative exploration.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm available session formats before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow straightforward check-ins during a break or after appointments. Discuss scheduling preferences when you match so sessions fit into everyday life.