Katherine "Kate" Tower, LCSW
Therapist who blends story and skills
Details
| Name | Katherine "Kate" Tower |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | Tennessee |
| Licensed in | Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 15 |
About Katherine
Katherine "Kate" Tower is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 15 years of practice to conversations about stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem. She works in Tennessee and focuses on helping people find clearer meaning in their everyday struggles. Kate uses a calm, conversational style to help people feel heard and understood.
She blends Narrative therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered listening, and practical skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
Background and approach
That mix helps people tell their story differently and notice values that matter to them. Sessions often center on small, doable changes rather than big promises. Kate supports people coping with life transitions, grief, parenting stress, chronic illness, career shifts, and challenges tied to trauma or addiction.
She also helps with attention concerns, sleep problems, and relationship or communication issues. Her work addresses both short-term goals and longer patterns that keep showing up. In sessions she prioritizes collaboration.
She asks about what matters most and then shapes tools and conversations to fit each person’s life. People leave with concrete strategies to practice between meetings and clearer language for what they want to change. Kate offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for ongoing check-ins.
Fees vary with location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Self esteem, Depression among the things Katherine works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Katherine among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Katherine among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Katherine among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Katherine among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Katherine among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Katherine among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Katherine among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Katherine among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Katherine among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Katherine directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Katherine directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and acceptance approaches work online
Therapy with Kate often draws on Narrative therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Narrative therapy helps people look at the stories they tell about themselves and choose which parts to keep or rewrite. It can be useful for issues like low self-esteem, relationship patterns, and role changes. ACT focuses on noticing values and taking small steps toward them while learning to live with uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. It is helpful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions.Kate aims to find the right mix of approaches together with each person. Early sessions focus on what matters most and what changes would feel meaningful. From there she tailors the work, mixing storytelling, values-focused exercises, and practical DBT-style skills when needed for emotion regulation or communication practice.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared exercises. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day. Live chat and text messaging work well for short check-ins, homework prompts, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to schedule regular sessions and keep practice between meetings.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does this clinician commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, ADHD, sleeping problems, parenting strain, career issues, bipolar concerns, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions combine Narrative therapy with ACT, client-centered listening, and DBT skills. The focus is on telling your story differently and practicing small, concrete skills.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 15 years of clinical experience working with adults on a wide range of life and emotional challenges.
Where is this therapist licensed to practice?
She holds LCSW credentials in Indiana and Tennessee and provides services from Tennessee as listed.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy here?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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