01 · Who Kathryn works with

Kathryn works with stress, Anxiety, relationship issues and family conflicts

Kathryn lists 13 specialisms and 17 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Kathryn chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Kathryn's own words

What Kathryn says about the work

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

I am an independent, licensed, clinical social worker with over 25 years of practice. I am based in Massachusetts and have been in New England for my whole career. I have a wide range of professional experiences. Early in my career, I focused primarily in mental health, trauma and eating disorders. In more recent years, my work has been around grief, loss and breavement. I am able to work well with many age ranges including young adults, middle-age and the elderly.

My work is client-centered and I am warm and supportive. I am a good listener and like to reflect back the issues and strengths that are present. I also have an ability to understand the bigger picture and help clients to shift their perspective. I know that creating coping skills is important and having concrete tools can be essential. I work with clients to have a better understanding and connection to themselves and their own inner guidance.

I also have a background in healing modalities and use my skills in meditation and breathwork when it is helpful. My style is eclectic and I enjoy pulling from my skill set whatever aspects are most helpful for the client.

I get great joy from helping people to feel better! If you feel I would be a good therapist for you at this time, please contact me here.

Kathryn "Kathy" Proctor, on the BetterHelp listing · read 8 Nov 2026

03 · How Kathryn works

The 3 approaches Kathryn lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Kathryn lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Kathryn's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Kathryn runs a session.

Client-Centred TherapyPerson-centred · Rogerian

The therapist does not steer toward a technique or a diagnosis. They offer sustained, non-judgemental attention and reflect back what they hear, on the premise that people find their own direction when they are genuinely listened to. Often what people mean by “someone who just gets it”.

Mindfulness-Based TherapyMBCT

Trains attention on what is happening right now - body, breath, the thought as it arrives - so distress can be observed rather than automatically acted on. Strongest evidence is in preventing depression from recurring, and it is usually taught as a practice you keep doing outside the session.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Works on the assumption that current patterns - in relationships, at work, in how you treat yourself - have a history, and that seeing the history loosens the pattern. Less structured than CBT, usually longer, and more interested in what comes up unbidden than in a weekly agenda.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Kathryn 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 Kathryn'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 Kathryn at this point.

2. Naming Kathryn specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Kathryn 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 Kathryn.

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.

05 · Before you commit

3 questions worth asking Kathryn

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

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “With 25 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.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LICSW

Licensed in

Massachusetts

Licence

MA LICSW 1022179

Licence number

1022179

Licence expires

26 Oct 2028

NPI

1396229696

Years in practice

25

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Not accepted

Listed since

15 May 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Kathryn'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 Kathryn. 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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