Meet Kathryn Mendes, AMFT

I view therapy as a chance to put yourself, your relationship, or your family first. It is a safe space to be heard, to feel seen, and to create new meaning out of your life that leads to growth and understanding.

I work with individuals, relationships, and families struggling with anxiety, depression and other life changes and transitions. I enjoy working with couples to navigate all phases of life, which may or may not include marriage, divorce, parenthood, communication struggles, division of labor, and issues with sexual intimacy. Other areas of expertise include working with women in all areas of perinatal mental health and all stages of their motherhood journey. I am also a body and sex positive therapist who enjoys incorporating mindfulness exercises and techniques into my therapeutic sessions.

I will meet clients where they are to address the issues and life stressors that are getting in their way. As someone who leads with curiosity, while attuning myself to the energies of those around me, I will provide a safe space for compassionate listening and co-collaboration of meaning within my clients.

My goal as a therapist is to work collaboratively to help you understand, make sense of, and make peace with your own story. As a systemic therapist, I believe it is crucial to understand the relationships to people and larger systems that impact each client’s world.  I hope to empower all my clients to walk away from therapy with the knowledge that they are the experts in their own lives, and I am here to help tap into that knowledge and use it for growth.

I completed my M.A. in Couples and Family Therapy as well as my Certificate in Sex Therapy from Adler University Chicago. I am also certified in Level I and II of Gottman Method Couples Clinical Training. Outside of my clinical work, I can be found in the kitchen trying to master the perfectly flaky pie crust, or outside on a long nature walk with my two young daughters.

Kathryn sees clients at our Ravenswood office, as well as via telehealth.

She is in-network with BCBS PPO, Aetna, & United Healthcare insurance.