Kathyrn Chociej, LICSW

Kathyrn Chociej is a Washington-based licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) with ten years of practice experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, and grief. She supports clients navigating relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, and issues related to LGBT identity. Her work emphasizes the client’s own strengths and goals as the starting point for change.

She believes people are the experts on their own stories and brings a supportive, empowering stance to sessions. Kathyrn encourages small, achievable steps toward clearer thinking and better day-to-day functioning. She aims to make the process feel manageable rather than overwhelming.

Over her decade of work she has helped people cope with loss and major life transitions. She has also worked with concerns such as chronic illness and pain, codependency, control issues, and end-of-life and hospice related needs. Kathyrn pays attention to practical problems alongside emotional experience so therapy ties directly to daily life.

Her practice is straightforward and collaborative. She listens carefully, helps clarify what matters most, and works with clients to build coping strategies they can use between sessions. The approach centers on realistic goals and steady progress.

Sessions are conducted in English and reflect her Washington licensure and regional practice context. Prospective clients who want to learn more can follow the site’s process to begin matching and scheduling.

Approaches that guide useful online care

Therapeutic work with Kathyrn emphasizes evidence-based techniques that focus on real-world change. One common approach is skills-based work that teaches practical coping strategies for anxiety and stress, such as breathing, pacing, and short behavioral experiments to test what helps in daily life. This kind of work aims to reduce immediate distress and build routines that feel manageable.

Another frequent element is grief-focused support that helps people name losses, process difficult feelings, and find ways to carry on with meaning. These conversations combine emotional processing with specific actions clients can take to navigate transitions and end-of-life planning when relevant.

Finding the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then try methods that fit those needs. That collaborative testing makes it easier to adjust course if something isn’t working.

Because the biography does not specify session formats, confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, let people check in during short breaks, or avoid travel time. It also allows continuity of care across life changes while keeping attention on practical steps that transfer into everyday routines.