Katherine

Katherine Hayes

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors

“I specialize in women's mental health, such as mood disorders, pregnancy, family, trauma, and relationships. I use a psychodynamic approach to provide individual and holistic care to each client I see. It takes vulnerability and strength to begin therapy and I'm honored to accompany clients of their journey!”

About Me

I specialise in women's mental health, supporting concerns like mood disorders, pregnancy, family dynamics, trauma, and relationships. Using a psychodynamic approach, I offer individual, holistic care. It takes real courage to begin therapy. I honour that strength. My aim is to walk alongside you, accompanying you on your personal journey to well-being.

Approach

Supporting women's emotional health through pregnancy, family shifts, and past wounds shapes how I hold our time together: attentive pacing, gentle curiosity, and a focus on felt experience. In sessions we notice patterns in speech and body, link them to present struggles, and try small real-world experiments between meetings to strengthen new ways of relating. My style is steady and collaborative, balancing reflection with somatic grounding. People navigating hormonal changes, caregiving roles, or long-standing hurt often find this way of working comforting and clarifying.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • Counseling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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  • Psychodynamic Therapy

    A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.

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  • Somatic Psychotherapy

    A form of therapy focused on the connection between mind and body, using body awareness and movement to release held tension, trauma, and emotion.

  • Therapy

    Professional treatment for mental health concerns, providing a structured space for insight, emotional processing, and behavioural change.

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Works With:

  • Adults
  • Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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  • Pregnancy & Fertility Issues

    The emotional and psychological dimensions of pregnancy, fertility treatment, pregnancy loss, or the transition to parenthood.

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  • Self-Esteem

    A person's overall sense of their own worth and value. When chronically low, it can drive self-doubt, avoidance, and difficulty in relationships.

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  • Trauma

    The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.

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  • Women's Issues

    Psychological challenges more commonly experienced by women, including gender-based stress, reproductive health concerns, body image, caregiving burden, and societal expectations.

Professional Title:

  • Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors

    A counselor licensed at the clinical level to independently diagnose and treat mental health conditions.

Credentials

Registrations

Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

Counsellor

Qualifications

Northwestern University

Service Areas

KMH Counseling

In-person & Online

Chicago, Illinois

United States