Kate Evans

Empowering practical change with evidence-based care

LCPC Illinois

Experience: 21 years in practice
Focus areas: Self esteem, Career, Coping with life changes
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Languages: English

About Kate

Kate Evans is an Illinois-licensed clinician with more than two decades of experience helping people build greater self-worth and life satisfaction. She emphasizes an integrative, whole-person approach that considers mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual dimensions to uncover what a client truly needs.

Background and approach

Kate combines practical skill-building with exploration of values so clients can move from feeling stuck to clearer direction. Her work often focuses on motivation, confidence, coping with life changes, and managing stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and relationship challenges.

She also addresses fertility concerns, divorce and separation, compassion fatigue, and issues around guilt, shame, and intimacy. Kate draws on evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness practices, and solution-focused techniques to create tailored plans that build on individual strengths.

Clients who want to clarify life purpose, cultivate self-love, or navigate transitions may find her collaborative style supportive. She centers each person as the expert of their story and partners with them to develop insight, practical strategies, and sustainable change.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors into more constructive responses. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and problems with motivation or self-esteem. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills to help manage intense emotions and improve relationships. Mindfulness Therapy encourages present-moment awareness and gentle acceptance of experience, supporting stress reduction and greater clarity around values and choices.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Kate collaborates with clients to determine which methods best fit their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they explore what feels most helpful and adjust strategies over time rather than adhering to a single fixed plan.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options allow clients to engage in therapy from wherever they are, fit sessions into busy schedules, and maintain momentum between appointments using messaging or chat when useful.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?

Kate focuses on issues such as self-esteem, career questions, coping with life changes, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, depression, and LGBT concerns. She also works with fertility issues, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, life purpose, self-love, women's issues, and young adult issues.

How would you describe the therapeutic style and approach?

The approach is integrative and strengths-based, blending practical skills with personal exploration. Kate uses techniques to build insight and lasting change while honoring each person's values and lived experience.

What is the clinician's background and experience level?

She brings 21 years of professional experience working with a wide range of life and mental health concerns. That background informs a practical, compassionate practice.

What credentials and location information are listed?

Kate holds an LCPC credential and is licensed in Illinois with license number IL LCPC 180.006508.

Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available for online work?

Clients can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preferences and scheduling.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that may be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working together?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Self esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes Compassion fatigue

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse GriefIntimacy-related issuesDepression

Additional focus areas

Divorce and separationFertility issuesGuilt and shameLife purposeSelf-loveWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

21+ years

Licensed

Illinois

Languages

English