About me

I really enjoy working with teens. As a marriage and family therapist licensed in California with 10 years of experience, I've worked with teens with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma, and life transitions. I have worked with teens who have experienced domestic violence, emotional abuse, and sexual assault.

My counseling style is warm and interactive. A foundational principle in my practice is that everyone is treated with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, Gestalt and trauma-focused counseling. I tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your and your teens unique and specific needs.

It takes courage to seek help when things are not going well. The first steps towards a change are often the hardest. If you are ready to take that step, I'm here to support and empower you.

I look forward to working with you!


Specialties

  • Relationships
  • Family conflicts
  • Trauma, Abuse
  • Grief
  • Anger management
Also experienced in:
Stress, Anxiety , Addictions , Intimacy-related issues , Parenting issues , Self esteem , Career difficulties , Depression , Coping with life changes , Compassion fatigue

Clinical approaches:
Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Years of Experience: 13

Services offered


  • Messaging

  • Live Chat

  • Phone

  • Video

Licensing

CA LMFT 78366


Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Kathleen Ries. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with Teen Counseling might be different.

Written on Nov 20, 2025 after therapy with Kathleen for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching,

Grateful for her help. Helped me a lot.

Written on Sep 04, 2025 after therapy with Kathleen for 11 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and grief

Kathleen is kind and caring. She possesses expertise and lived experience. I always feel centered after my sessions.

Written on Mar 26, 2025 after therapy with Kathleen for 2 years and 6 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, and intimacy-related issues

Kathleen is a very gifted therapist.

Written on Feb 27, 2025 after therapy with Kathleen for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, grief, and anger management

Very easy platform to use.

Written on Jan 20, 2025 after therapy with Kathleen for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem

Kathleen is great! She makes me feel like she really cares about me personally and makes this whole process that much easier and more comfortable.

Written on Oct 20, 2024 after therapy with Kathleen for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship

Felt so comfortable to be open ❤️‍

Written on Oct 06, 2024 after therapy with Kathleen for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship

Kind, caring and knowledgeable.

Written on Jun 18, 2024 after therapy with Kathleen for 3 weeks on issues concerning family conflicts, and trauma and abuse

Kathleen is pretty cool, listens to what im saying and provides feedback, answers any of the questions i have and is all around a supportive therapist.

Written on May 19, 2024 after therapy with Kathleen for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and anger management

Kathleen is great, listens to me, acknowledges my concerns and gives me pointers.

Written on Apr 15, 2024 after therapy with Kathleen for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, anger management, bipolar disorder, and adhd

She has really helped me with my anger problems. I feel I am working with someone who has an understanding of what I am dealing with and how to help me move forward.

Written on Mar 30, 2024 after therapy with Kathleen for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coaching, and adhd

Kathleen has been very compassionate and helped me regulate my triggers while also teaching me where they come from. I feel safe when she welcomes my emotions and I feel heard.

Written on Jan 08, 2024 after therapy with Kathleen for 4 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes

Kathleen has been pretty helpful in helping me deal with a challenging situation. She has listened and shared insights as well supplemental resources for me to learn more about my expressed interest.

Written on Dec 27, 2023 after therapy with Kathleen for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, coaching,

Great therapist, exactly the therapist I needed very sweet person.

Written on Oct 18, 2023 after therapy with Kathleen for 2 months

Kathleen is wonderful, my son looks forward to his sessions each week. Highly recommend her.

Written on Aug 20, 2023 after therapy with Kathleen for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and relationship issues

Kathleen is wonderful. Listens well, give good suggestions and helped me on numerous levels. So grateful for her!

Written on Apr 29, 2023 after therapy with Kathleen for 1 year on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues

Amazing.

Written on Apr 29, 2023 after therapy with Kathleen for 4 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, and trauma and abuse

Very intuitive and I feel like she knows me well in the short time I've seen her.

Written on Mar 03, 2023 after therapy with Kathleen for 3 months on issues concerning family conflicts, and grief

My first therapist didn’t get me at all. I LOVE Kathleen and cannot recommend her highly enough . I’m going through major things here and she GETS me.

At first I was like what am I getting into ?
She is real and will talk to you straight .

Written on Feb 21, 2023 after therapy with Kathleen for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship

Kathleen is very kind responsive and able to bring clinical and real world experience to help us

Written on Dec 15, 2022 after therapy with Kathleen for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd

I feel very supported

Written on Dec 13, 2022 after therapy with Kathleen for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, self esteem, and anger management

Kathleen is very relational. She is understanding and able to quickly reach important aspects of the process. Kathleen is more than available with a quick check in and had a great grasp of what i am working on and toward

Written on Aug 01, 2022 after therapy with Kathleen for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion

Amazing therapist. Has greatly helped me with my ongoing problems as well as has greatly helped me during a crisis. I am beyond thankful for finding her, and for her care and attention.

Written on Jun 02, 2022 after therapy with Kathleen for 1 year and 3 months on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, and anger management

Kathleen is the best!

Written on Jun 02, 2022 after therapy with Kathleen for 1 year and 2 months on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, self esteem, and adhd

Kathleen Ries has helped me slow down and evaluate my thoughts and actions in a positive way. She is insightful and kind. I always feel better after a session with her, and she always leaves me with interesting things to consider.

Written on Mar 08, 2022 after therapy with Kathleen for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues

Extremely understanding, respectful, and knowledgeable.

Written on Feb 18, 2022 after therapy with Kathleen for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, relationship issues, and intimacy-related issues

I look forward to talking with Kathleen every week. She is kind, empathetic and easy to talk to. She is clearly very knowledgeable in her work; I appreciate how she incorporated varying approaches in her practice: holistic perspectives like the energy in the world and art therapy, but also scientific/clinical perspectives in discussing the chemistry of neurons firing in our brains. She gave me strategies and tools to try out that really changed my perspective. Even after our first session I felt proud of my progress. I feel better equipped to take on the challenges that I face.

Written on Feb 14, 2022 after therapy with Kathleen for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, and relationship issues

Upon our first meeting, I was very comfortable with Kathleen. She provides a warm, supportive, encouraging process that helps keep me accountable and productive. I feel fortunate that I was matched with her and look forward to our sessions.

Written on Nov 11, 2021 after therapy with Kathleen for 2 months on issues concerning relationship issues

Kathleen is incredible and one of the most valuable resources in my life. She is helping me grow as an individual and be a better partner / friend / person to the entire world. She’s responsive, listens very well, and has lots of expertise on a variety of topics. I recommend Kathleen with the highest regards.

Written on Aug 05, 2021 after therapy with Kathleen for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd

Kathleen was such an incredible help for me in my journey of self-discovery. I've always been feeling so lost and stuck in life and being able to talk to her was an incredibly rewarding process full of interesting conversations. Her warm presence and intelligence made the process very eye-opening and rewarding, and I'm so glad I had her as my therapist. I will never forget our conversations and they'll continue to guide me throughout life in a great way!

Written on Jun 22, 2021 after therapy with Kathleen for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, and parenting issues

Kathleen has been great at reading through the lines of what I have to say and zeroing in on the underlying issues that are causing stresses and concerns. This is my first experience with therapy as an adult and I have been pleasantly surprised.

Written on Jun 08, 2021 after therapy with Kathleen for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and coping with life changes

Kathy is very empathetic and understanding. She makes me feel very comfortable and offers great perspective in different moments in my life . I greatly appreciate her she came in a dark time in my life and has assisted me tremendously in finding my way back.

Written on May 25, 2021 after therapy with Kathleen for 2 weeks

I think I talk too much during the sessions but that gives Kathleen lots of room to see what’s going on inside my head. I enjoy listening to her feedback and discovering things about myself that I previously did not now. The three sessions with her I’ve been an interesting journey.

Written on May 15, 2021 after therapy with Kathleen for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship

Very tender and kind heart. Very intuitive with the way she counsels. Had an amazing 4 weeks with her and learned a lot to how to handle my relationship. Would recommend her to anyone in need

Written on May 15, 2021 after therapy with Kathleen for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship

Kathleen was very helpful open and friendly. I appreciated she listened and made both parties feel like we were important.

Written on Apr 14, 2021 after therapy with Kathleen for 4 weeks on issues concerning self esteem

Kathleen has been very helpful throughout our sessions and is extremely kind and caring. Would recommend her without a second thought!

Written on Mar 28, 2021 after therapy with Kathleen for 1 month on issues concerning relationship issues, and parenting issues

Kathleen is a wonderful counselor and helped me think through what is likely to be the biggest decision in my life. She brings patience, compassion, and insight to every discussion, and helped me feel more confident about my path in life.

Written on Mar 19, 2021 after therapy with Kathleen for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes

Kathleen Ries has been an amazing counselor. She listens, respects my perspective, brainstorms solutions with me, and facilitates a safe and welcoming counseling session. Every time after we have session I feel relieved and better prepared mentally and emotionally to handle my problems.

Written on Mar 03, 2021 after therapy with Kathleen for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, compassion fatigue, and adhd

Very patient and understanding, as it’s something that I need.

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