Therapist profile
Kathryn Fortune-Gallagher, LMSW, LCSW
New Mexico
LCSW clinician - stress and anger support
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- CredentialsLMSW, LCSW
- LicenseLMSW, Michigan / 6801067347; LCSW, New York / 097803; LCSW, New Mexico / SWB-2025-0561
- NPI1285914119
- Experience32 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationNew Mexico
About
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
About Kathryn
Kathryn Fortune-Gallagher is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New Mexico with 32 years of experience. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, relationship stress, parenting challenges, and other life changes. Sessions are delivered in English.
She began her career as a social worker in educational settings and later moved into clinical therapy. That background means she has long experience with learning differences and the practical problems they create for daily functioning. Over the decades she has worked with depression, anxiety, self-esteem concerns, and codependency.
Kathryn describes a solution-focused style as central to her work. She uses goal-oriented conversations to help people identify small, manageable steps forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are also part of her approach for addressing unhelpful thinking and behaviors.
Trauma-focused methods are included when past hurt shows up as current symptoms. She blends these ways of working rather than using any single method alone. The focus is on concrete changes people can try between sessions.
Her work also covers a broad range of practical life problems, such as caregiving stress, blended family issues, grief, addictions, and career or money worries. Sessions may include coaching elements to help people plan next steps. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Solution-Focused Therapy focuses on clear, short-term goals and small steps people can try between sessions. In online sessions this often means setting a single practical aim and checking progress each week. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses exercises to change unhelpful patterns. Online work can include reviewing thought records, practicing behavioral experiments, and assigning brief exercises to do between meetings.Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on the impact of past events on current symptoms and coping. When used online, the therapist and client move at a pace that feels manageable and use specific strategies to reduce distress and improve functioning.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will help figure out which methods fit a person's needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change over time as goals evolve.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Those practical benefits often help people keep steady progress while working through anger, stress, trauma, or life transitions.
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Experience
32+ years
Listed in
Michigan, New York, New Mexico
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, parenting strain, relationship and family issues, addictions, grief, and related life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her main style is solution-focused work with goal-oriented conversations. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques and trauma-focused approaches when appropriate.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 32 years of experience as a social worker and clinician, including work in educational settings and clinical therapy.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the credential LMSW and LCSW, listed as MI LMSW and NY LCSW, and practices in New Mexico.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the site.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.