- Years in practice
- 18
- Credentials
- LCMHC
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Parenting issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Katie
Katie Clay - Wakefield is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with 18 years of experience. She focuses on supporting people who are navigating relationship stresses, parenting challenges, self-esteem struggles, career questions, and major life changes. Katie grew up doing dance and movement work and completed a master’s degree in Dance/Movement Therapy and Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2009.
Much of her career has been in community mental health, where she learned to work with everyday pressures and complicated life circumstances.
Background and approach
She is especially interested in helping women in transitional life stages who want clearer choices about desire, boundaries, and next steps. Katie often works with people feeling the strain of caregiving, midlife transitions, body image concerns, and questions about life purpose. She also addresses attachment issues and topics related to alternative sexual cultures such as BDSM and kink.
Sessions are direct, warm, and sometimes funny. Katie emphasizes honest conversation and getting to the heart of what brought someone to therapy. The first session focuses on what led a person to seek help and which parts of their history connect to present struggles.
Clients can expect practical attention to setting boundaries, using their voice, and making intentional choices. Katie aims to celebrate growth while offering steady support during hard moments. She provides care from her practice in North Carolina and works in English.
What Katie works with
Everything Katie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Katie helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches and online options that fit your life
Many clients find value in movement-informed work that connects body sensations to emotions and decisions. This approach uses simple body awareness and movement to help people notice what feels true for them and to support clearer choices about boundaries and desires. Narrative-style work helps people tell their story in a focused way, linking past experiences to current patterns and decisions so change feels more intentional.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, life demands, and what feels most comfortable, then try methods that match those needs. That collaboration helps shape a plan that is practical and realistic for day-to-day life.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when seeing expressions matters. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing reflection, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These formats give flexibility to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied routines.
Questions people ask about Katie
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people with relationship stress, parenting challenges, self-esteem issues, career decisions, and coping with major life changes, plus related topics like attachment, body image, and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is honest, compassionate, and occasionally lighthearted. Sessions blend direct talk with practical steps toward clearer boundaries and choices.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 18 years of experience, including time in community mental health settings and independent practice work focused on transitional life stages.
Where is she located and what credential does she hold?
She practices in North Carolina and holds the credential LCMHC, which stands for Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor.
Which languages are offered in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are provided to clients based in the appropriate jurisdiction.
What formats are available for sessions?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How does the cost and subscription work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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