- Years in practice
- 4
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Arizona
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Katherine
Katherine Oakenshield is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Arizona who focuses on parenting concerns and related relationship stress. She brings a down-to-earth style and aims to help parents and caregivers manage anxiety, build self-esteem, and navigate intimacy and communication challenges. Katherine keeps sessions direct and respectful.
She listens first, then helps clients identify small, achievable steps. Many sessions include talking through relationship patterns, practicing clearer communication, and setting realistic goals for daily life.
Background and approach
Her approach draws on attachment work and emotion-focused methods to look at how early bonds shape current reactions. She also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to challenge unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. The work is collaborative and practical, with an eye to real-world parenting demands.
Katherine has four years of clinical experience as an LMFT in Arizona. She has particular experience with LGBT concerns, intimacy issues, and non-traditional relationship styles, and she supports people wrestling with body image, gender dysphoria, sexual concerns, and guilt or shame. Sessions can include coaching elements for life purpose and self-love, and she often helps people clarify values and boundaries.
Katherine aims to make therapy useful and manageable for busy lives, focusing on progress rather than perfection.
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.
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coaching
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Katherine lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Integrating attachment and emotion-focused work online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape reactions today and helps people notice patterns in parenting and relationships so they can try different responses. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience, offering empathy and space to name what matters most and build goals together. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on identifying and reshaping emotional responses in relationships to improve connection and reduce reactivity.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Katherine will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what feels helpful, then adapt methods together so therapy fits each person’s needs. That collaborative process makes it easier to try new skills in real life and adjust as things change.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people read facial cues and practice conversations with guidance. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for ongoing reflection, quick coaching, or checking in between sessions. These options help people fit sessions into busy parenting schedules and varied daily routines.
Questions people ask about Katherine
What kinds of concerns does Katherine help with?
She supports parenting and relationship stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, and a range of sexual and identity concerns including LGBT and non-monogamous relationship topics.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, combining listening with concrete steps clients can take between sessions.
What clinical approaches does she use?
She draws on attachment-based work, client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused therapy, and elements of the Gottman Method to address relationship and parenting issues.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
Katherine holds an LMFT credential and practices in Arizona as an AZ LMFT.
Which languages does she offer sessions in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time and works with clients within her licensed region.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.
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