We all have answers within ourselves, but sometimes we need a guide to help us find them. That’s what the best therapy does: It gives you agency over your own life.
— Lori Gottlieb
Dingle Bay County Kerry, Ireland
Therapy Services
Dr. Hawes provides psychotherapy services in a safe, secure, private, online format. She specializes in women’s mental health, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMAD), grief and loss, and life transitions. Schedule an initial consultation by emailing her at KatheHawesPHD@gmail.com.
What Is Psychotherapy?
Also known as ‘talk therapy’, psychotherapy helps us to address issues and concerns related to our mental health and personal growth. Mental health care is crucial for overall health and greatly affects quality of life. Tackling mental health issues can improve emotional balance, strengthen relationships, and boost productivity at home and at work. Early treatment can stop more serious problems later and helps develop resilience and coping skills. Prioritizing mental health can lead to a healthier, more satisfying life for individuals and their families.
Resources
Bibliotherapy: using books to heal, reflect, and grow. Led by a clinician, done in groups, or alone, it uses fiction, memoir, poetry, and self-help with prompts to process emotions, reframe problems, and build coping skills. For midlife women managing change and responsibility, bibliotherapy offers easy comfort—stories that normalize experience, words that name feelings, and exercises that turn insight into action. Short, cheap, and flexible, it complements therapy and self-care—turning reading into renewal.
Dr. Hawes
Dr. Kathe Hawes has over 20 years experience as a psychiatric advanced practice nurse providing psychotherapy for (primarily) women experiencing emotional and mental health distress. She is board certified in adult psychiatric-mental health and is a Clinical Assistant Professor (retired) Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
Schedule an initial consultation by emailing her at KatheHawesPHD@gmail.com.