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Kathleen Anne OBrien  

Kathleen is a Licensed Master of Social Work specalizing in LGBT issues, Personal and Family Counseling, and Group Therapy.  She has a Bachelors in Mathematics from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and a Masters from the University of Iowa. 
 
Kathleen now provides clinical services at the Windsor Counseling Group in New Windsor, NY and in Middletown, NY.  She founded a Transgender Support Group in Orange County, NY and has been a moderator for the women's group at the LOFT Gay Center in White Plains, NY.  She also works with the Lambda Peer Support Services (LPSS) group in White Plains, NY and the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center in Kingston, NY.
 
Her interest is in providing education about the LGBT community so that people can be truly informed and violence against LGBT people will stop.  She does not want to see any more LGBTQ people murdered just for being who they are or any more of our children committing suicide because of bullying.
 
Kathleen has contacts with LGBT friends and authors on the national and international scene and works with The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) in research and advancing and discussing issues of Transgendered individuals.
Kathleen has presented to groups, colleges, and businesses including:
 
  • Department directors of SUNY-Purchase.
  • The University of Iowa School of Social Work.
  • The Orange County Mental Health Association
  • The LGBT employee group at Consolidated Edson.
  • New York State Electrologists Association.
  • The Poughkeepsie Rotary Club.
  • The Unitarian Church of Poughkeepsie.
  • The Mid-Hudson Valley Transgender Association.
  • Marist College School of Social Work
 
Upcoming events:
  • SUNY Purchase Faculty Training. 
 
Customer testimonials
 
 
"Thank you so much for being there to talk to me all this time... I really need someone who understands."
 
"I am so happy to reach someone who cares and who can provide a source of encouragement and referrals."
 
"I find it so refreshing that her support group is not just about "fluff" but is serious and includes spouses and families."
 
"Other groups are "dress up - see how pretty I am" groups, Kathleen's groups are serious groups that are interesting, exciting, and of true benefit in coping with issues and life."