- Years in practice
- 5
- Credentials
- LCMHC
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Katie
Katie Smith is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) practicing from North Carolina. She focuses on helping people who are stressed, anxious, grieving, or coping with major life changes. Katie guides clients who want clearer thinking, steadier moods, and better ways to handle difficult situations.
She also supports people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, and issues tied to trauma or past family patterns. Katie uses practical, evidence-based methods to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and goal oriented. She listens first, then helps outline small, concrete steps a person can try between meetings. Her work has included people affected by domestic violence, survivors of sexual assault, and military-connected family members.
Katie has five years of counseling experience and holds an LCMHC credential in North Carolina. She offers work that blends cognitive and mindfulness-based strategies to reduce intense feelings and improve daily functioning. In sessions she prioritizes clear, direct communication.
People who prefer straightforward, task-focused therapy may find her style helpful. Parents seeking strategies for family routines, boundaries, and communication will find parenting concerns are a frequent part of her practice. Katie provides several online formats for therapy including video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging.
She asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire to begin, then schedules sessions based on mutual availability.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Katie lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-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.
How Katie Uses Practical Approaches Online
Katie often combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to help clients change unhelpful thinking and manage strong emotions. CBT focuses on identifying thoughts and testing them with new behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and depression. DBT offers skills for regulating intense feelings, handling conflict, and tolerating distress without making things worse.She also draws on Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice sensations and thoughts without immediate reaction. Mindfulness practices can make stress easier to cope with and improve attention to parenting moments and daily tasks. Katie treats approach selection as collaborative; she will talk with each person about their goals and try methods that fit their life and preferences rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, giving flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone works well for shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging supports quick check-ins, skill practice, and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family routines or workdays.
Questions people ask about Katie
What kinds of problems does Katie help address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, career questions, and mood or personality-related struggles.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. Katie listens closely, helps set clear goals, and suggests small practical steps to try between sessions.
What experience does she have working with trauma and related issues?
Katie’s background includes work with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, military-connected family members, and people coping with chronic stress or intense interpersonal conflict.
Where is she licensed and what is her credential?
She holds an LCMHC, which stands for Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, licensed in North Carolina.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are offered?
Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their needs and preference.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses 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 a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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