- Years in practice
- 6
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Katie
Katie Wood is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with six years of experience in mental health. She offers practical, down-to-earth support for parents navigating stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, addiction, sleep and eating concerns, and life transitions. Her approach is warm and approachable, aimed at helping parents find workable steps they can use at home.
Katie begins by listening to what matters most to each person and what gets in the way of daily functioning.
Background and approach
She focuses on building a trusting relationship and on small changes that add up. Sessions are collaborative and goal-focused, with attention to strengths and real-life routines. She draws on client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new responses.
Dialectical behavior ideas and mindfulness practices are used to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and present-moment skills. Motivational interviewing helps when change feels overwhelming or stuck. Katie has worked in community mental health settings and has experience in individual and group formats.
She has supported adults through anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, and grief, and helps people address co-occurring problems like ADHD, obsessive thoughts, or relationship difficulties. She considers housing, work or school, physical health, and support systems when planning care. Katie welcomes people who want straightforward coaching alongside therapy to meet parenting and life goals.
Her background in social work informs a practical focus on daily functioning and coping skills.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Emptiness
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Katie lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches for online parenting support
Client-centered work focuses on listening and meeting each person where they are. It helps parents name what matters, build on strengths, and choose goals that fit their daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete strategies to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior. That approach is useful for anxiety, panic, low mood, and sleep or eating concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers hands-on skills for managing intense emotions, reducing conflict, and tolerating distress when parenting feels overwhelming.Katie treats the choice of approach as a shared decision. She will talk through options, try methods collaboratively, and adjust based on what works for the person and their goals. The plan may mix techniques from different approaches to address multiple concerns at once.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy family life. Video is good for deeper conversation and skills practice, phone works when bandwidth is limited, chat or messaging can be used for short check-ins or updates between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules while keeping continuity of care.
Questions people ask about Katie
What concerns does Katie help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, addictions, parenting challenges, sleep and eating issues, anger, self-esteem, and related concerns like ADHD and obsessive-compulsive symptoms.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are collaborative and direct. Katie listens first, then helps set small, practical goals and teaches skills to improve daily functioning.
What is her background and experience?
Katie has six years of mental health experience and completed a Master of Social Work. She has worked in community mental health and provided individual and group support for adults.
What credentials and region does she practice in?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Kentucky LCSW credential and practices from Kentucky.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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