Practitioner record · Checked 8 Nov 2026

Kathleen Foss has been in practice 15 years and is licensed in Maine. Kathleen lists coping with life changes among 27 subjects on the BetterHelp roster.

Everything below is either quoted from Kathleen's own BetterHelp listing, taken from public licensing records, or written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such. Nothing here is an availability promise, a review, or a rating.

15years in practice
27subjects listed

01 · Who Kathleen works with

Kathleen works with coping with life changes

Kathleen lists 1 specialism and 26 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Kathleen chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

Specialisms
  • Coping with life changes
Also experienced with
  • Aging and geriatric issues
  • Avoidant personality
  • Caregiver issues and stress
  • Communication problems
  • Divorce and separation
  • Domestic violence
  • Eating and food-related issues
  • Emptiness
  • Family problems
  • Fertility issues
  • Forgiveness
  • Guilt and shame
  • Impulsivity
  • Isolation / loneliness
  • Jealousy
  • Life purpose
  • Mood disorders
  • Panic disorder and panic attacks
  • Postpartum depression
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
  • Self-harm
  • Self-love
  • Social anxiety and phobia
  • Women's issues
  • Workplace issues
  • Young adult issues

02 · In Kathleen's own words

What Kathleen says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

Hello! Welcome to BetterHelp! My name is Kathleen, I have a private practice and have been working with all ages and people with a range of needs for the past 15 years! I take pride in helping others on their journey to be able to move forward and feel better about themselves and work on skills to help this process! My goal is to support and help so that the individual feels emotionally strong to achieve the goals they have put in front of them! Thank you for letting me be a part of your journey, it really is a priveledge!

Kathleen Foss, on the BetterHelp listing · read 8 Nov 2026

03 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Kathleen practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Kathleen's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

  1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

    BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Kathleen at this point.

  2. Naming Kathleen specifically

    BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Kathleen is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Kathleen.

  3. If the caseload is full

    You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

  4. The first conversation

    A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

  5. If the fit is wrong

    Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

04 · Before you commit

2 questions worth asking Kathleen

Built from what Kathleen actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Kathleen's - Kathleen has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

  • “With 15 years in, what has changed most in how you work?”

    Long experience is only an advantage if it has been examined. This tends to surface whether it has.

  • “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

    On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

05 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential
LCSW
Licensed in
Maine
Licence
ME LCSW LC13928
Licence number
LC13928
Licence expires
31 Jan 2027
NPI
1689914830
Years in practice
15
Gender
Female
Languages
English
International clients
Not accepted
Listed since
15 May 2026

06 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Kathleen's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 8 Nov 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

Maker Therapy is not BetterHelp, does not take bookings, and has not met Kathleen. There are no reviews or ratings on this page because we have no way to verify one. If you start therapy through a link here, we may be paid a commission - it does not change your price and it does not affect who appears here or in what order.

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