Katherine "Katie" Sandven Moss, LMFT
Support for parenting stress and relationships
Book with Katherine- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Katherine
Katherine "Katie" Sandven Moss is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in California. She brings 12 years of experience helping people navigate parenting stress, relationship strain, addictions, and low self-esteem. Katie aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and straightforward for worried parents.
Katie uses practical, evidence-based techniques to help people find clearer ways to handle daily challenges. Sessions focus on concrete strategies for communication, impulse control, and rebuilding confidence.
Background and approach
Parents often explore ways to reduce caregiver stress and manage family conflict in ways that feel doable. She pays attention to how attachment and abandonment issues shape current behavior. Katie also addresses worry and mood symptoms like panic attacks, and she supports work on forgiveness, guilt, and shame.
Financial strain, life-purpose questions, and body image concerns are part of her broader practice as well. In sessions Katie keeps language plain and outcomes realistic. She encourages clients to try small changes between meetings and to notice what actually helps.
The therapy space is meant for honest conversation and steady problem-solving. Sessions are available in English and occur through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. To begin, clients follow the site’s matching steps and schedule according to therapist availability.
What Katherine works with
Everything Katherine lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Katherine helps people with.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches that guide online parenting and relationship work
Katie blends straightforward, evidence-based methods to address practical problems. One common approach focuses on building communication and problem-solving skills to reduce conflict and improve parenting routines. This helps people break down tense moments into manageable steps and try new ways of responding.Another approach targets emotional patterns such as attachment and abandonment worries by helping clients recognize old coping habits and practice alternatives. That work can reduce intense reactions and improve confidence in relationships. A third strand concentrates on behavioral skills for impulsivity, panic symptoms, and mood regulation through short exercises and rehearsal between sessions.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust plans based on what fits the person's needs and preferences. This collaborative process helps find practical techniques that feel usable in daily life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people hold longer conversations and use visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Messaging and live chat are good for brief updates, progress checks, or when shorter, written exchanges fit a busy schedule.
Questions people ask about Katherine
What kinds of concerns does Katie address?
She helps people with addictions, relationship strain, parenting issues, family conflict, and self-esteem problems, plus related areas such as attachment, guilt, and impulsivity.
What is her therapy style like?
Therapy is practical and straightforward, using evidence-based techniques to build skills for communication, impulse control, and confidence in everyday life.
How much experience does she have?
Katie has 12 years of professional experience working with clients on a range of concerns including mood symptoms and parenting stress.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist - LMFT - working in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to their needs.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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