Kathleen Adams, LPC

Kathleen Adams is a Colorado Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who has maintained a private practice focused exclusively on adults since 1992. She draws on a humanistic foundation blended with training in cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused methods to help people identify their core strengths and values and turn those resources into practical change. Her work commonly addresses depression and anxiety, communication difficulties, self-esteem, grief and loss, recovery from unhealthy relationships, decision-making, life transitions, and women’s self-empowerment.

Kathleen often uses the metaphor of a garden to describe therapy - helping clients discover and cultivate the innate talents and capacities that become allies in healing and growth. A longtime proponent of writing as a therapeutic tool, she has practiced and taught journal therapy since 1985, beginning the work as a first-year counseling graduate student. She reports that integrating journal writing into sessions frequently accelerates insight and supports clearer, more sustainable outcomes.

In addition to her clinical work, Kathleen has worked as a teacher and trainer and is an established author. Her first book, Journal to the Self, was published in 1990 and became a best-seller; it is widely regarded as a classic in the field. Her thirteenth book, Journal Therapy for Calming Anxiety, was released in June 2020. As an LPC - a Licensed Professional Counselor - she combines experiential, reflective, and goal-oriented techniques to support adults seeking meaningful and lasting change.