Kathryn (Kat) McNall, LPC, IL | Psychotherapist

About Kathryn (Kat) McNall

Focus areas

Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Life Transition

Client-Centered Therapy

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

LGBTQ+ Counseling

Clientele seen

Young adults (18-24)

Individuals

Adults (25-64)

Couples

Seniors (65+)

Treatment approaches

Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)

Eclectic

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

Emotionally Focused

Culturally Sensitive

Existential

Identity

Gender

Non-binary

Sexuality

Pansexual

Languages spoken

English

Getting to know Kathryn (Kat) McNall

Kat brings authenticity, humor, insight, compassion, and a calm, grounded presence into the room, and believes empathy and curiosity are fundamental components in the therapeutic process. With a trauma-responsive interventions and culturally humble approach, Kat meets clients where they are on a day-to-day basis and welcomes collaboration and feedback throughout the process. They strive to help you meet life’s challenges in a way that is intuitive, holistic, and rooted firmly in your values and perspective. K Kat’s passion for fostering self discovery and arts background has led them to work extensively with creatives, AD/HD, autism, the LGBTQIA+ community, emerging adults, higher education students, and affirming nontraditional relationships including Polyamorous, Kinky, and Queer relationships. They maintain a practice that centers cultural humility, anti-incarceration practices, trauma informed and responsive care, and intersectionality. Other specialties include intersectional identity development (including Gender identity), acculturation, anti-incarceration perspectives, Women's Issues, Queer and Trans Issues, Career counseling and work/life balance through an intersectional and systemic lens, and management of chronic neurodivergence symptoms and challenges.

What should a new client know about working with you?

Kat approaches therapeutic work from an eclectic and collaborative perspective, but works primarily in the realm of Existential Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy supports to provide clients with practical skills for navigating long standing challenges, in alignment with their values and unique life experience. Clients can expect a direct, compassionate, and conversational style which invites both client and clinician to exist authentically in the therapeutic space. By reflecting on internal discoveries and here-and-now challenges in the day to day, clients will develop awareness of the wide effects of their actions and reactions, and acknowledge the historical origins of adverse circumstances to foster insight on long-standing patterns of behavior, while learning practical strategies for to interrupt or manage longstanding challenges.

What is your typical process for working with clients?

Clients can expect the first session to feel a bit like as structured interview, before we begin integrating warmer, collaborative, and more client-focused approaches in order to most effectively address the root of the challenges, and ease the transition process into working with a new therapist! Once the working relationship is establish, clients can expect warmth, humor, and collaboration welcomed in the room as well as a a blend of practical clinical strategies and values-aligned goal setting.

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Out-of-pocket fees and assistance

Initial session: $150 for 50 minutes

Popular visit reasons

Anxiety Disorder

Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Boundary Issues

Depression

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit

Therapy

Young Adult Issues

Anxiety Disorder

Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Boundary Issues

Depression

Education and background

Practice names

Affirming Mental Health

Education and training

The Chicago School, Master's in Counseling Psychology

Professional memberships

National Board for Certified Counselors

NPI number

1205679495

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Frequently asked questions

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What practice does Kathryn (Kat) McNall work with?

Kathryn (Kat) McNall works with Affirming Mental Health.

What are common reasons for patients to see Kathryn (Kat) McNall?

Kathryn (Kat) McNall frequently sees patients for Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Depression, Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit, and Therapy. You can see other visit reasons for Kathryn (Kat) McNall on their profile.