- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
About Katherine
Katherine Simmons is an Ohio LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, substance use concerns, and parenting challenges, among other issues. Katherine lists young adult issues among her specialties and has a long history helping people navigate life transitions.
She begins from a client-centered stance and treats people with dignity and respect. That means conversations focus on the person's experience and goals rather than a fixed checklist. She aims to help people change unhelpful thoughts, find motivation, adjust behaviors, and manage strong emotions in everyday life.
Katherine draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness practices, Motivational Interviewing, and psychodynamic ideas to guide sessions. She uses practical techniques to help people build skills and notice patterns that keep problems going. Sessions include exploring current thinking and behavior, noticing emotional responses, and trying small experiments between meetings.
Her background includes work with substance use and trauma, and she also addresses ADHD, grief, self-esteem, relationship strain, sleep problems, and caregiver stress. Katherine sees issues that often follow big life changes and midlife pressures as well as ongoing mental health concerns.
She encourages people to treat therapy as a collaborative process. Katherine helps identify priorities, tracks progress, and adjusts methods when something is not working. To begin, readers are asked to use the site's matching step and schedule an initial session.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely to what matters to the client and shaping sessions around their concerns. It helps when someone needs a respectful, goal-driven conversation about life issues like relationships, work, or mental health symptoms.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and managing stress through concrete strategies and short experiments between sessions.
Mindfulness Therapy introduces simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase self-awareness. These practices can help with emotional regulation, sleep, and coping with strong feelings after trauma.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Katherine will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and she will adjust techniques over time based on how well they are helping.
Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy weeks, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and remove travel time so therapy fits around work or study. Ask about the exact session options when you schedule.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, substance use issues, parenting stress, and many related concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her therapy style like?
She follows a client-centered approach that focuses on a person's goals and experiences, using practical techniques to change thoughts and behavior.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Katherine has 20 years of professional work experience as an Ohio LPCC.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor licensed in Ohio.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
Which session formats does she provide?
Confirm the current session formats before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the biography.
How are sessions billed?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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