Katherine (Katie) Briggs, LCPC, LPC - Therapist in Virginia

About Katherine

Katherine (Katie) Briggs helps people navigate stress, anxiety, mood disorders, trauma, parenting challenges, and addiction concerns. She works with clients who face depression, bipolar disorder, panic, obsessive thoughts, and issues around intimacy and relationships. Katie brings calm, direct support and practical tools to daily struggles so overwhelmed parents and adults can find clearer footing.

She has two decades of experience in mental health, beginning in 1995. Over that time she has supported adults managing serious mental illness, co-occurring substance concerns, PTSD, personality-related difficulties, and other complex presentations.

Background and approach

Her training includes work with grief, aging and geriatric issues, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and HIV/AIDS related concerns. Katie uses a mix of approaches in sessions, including cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness techniques, motivational interviewing, and psychodynamic ideas. She focuses on helping people learn skills, shift unhelpful thoughts, and make gradual changes that fit their life.

Sessions tend to be structured and practical, with room to talk through deeper patterns when needed. Katie holds licenses as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and as a Licensed Professional Counselor - NV LCPC CP5674-R and VA LPC 0701003205. She prefers working by video but also offers other online formats.

Her office is based in Virginia and she conducts sessions in English. Parents looking for steady, experienced support around parenting stress, mood concerns, or recovery-related issues will find straightforward care and a grounded clinical perspective. Katie aims to help people build routines and coping strategies that make daily life more manageable.

Therapeutic approaches online and what they do

CBT or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new ways of thinking and acting. It is useful for anxiety, panic, mood disorders, and everyday stress because it focuses on clear, doable steps to change patterns.

DBT or Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. It can help people who struggle with intense emotions, impulsivity, or difficulty managing relationships.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness. It supports coping with stress, trauma symptoms, and ongoing anxiety by building steady habits of noticing and returning focus.

Finding the right mix of approaches happens together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, problems, and preferences, then suggest strategies to try. It is common to use more than one approach across sessions and to adjust plans as needs change.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to work that fit busy lives. Video calls let the therapist and client meet face to face, phone sessions remove travel barriers, and live chat or text messaging provide brief check-ins or support between calls. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent when schedules or energy are limited.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Katie commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting stress, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, anger, and ADHD among other concerns.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Sessions combine practical skill teaching with space to talk about deeper patterns. Therapy is typically structured and goal-oriented while allowing time for emotional processing.

What is her clinical background?

Katie has worked in mental health since 1995 and has about 20 years of professional experience supporting adults with serious mental illness, co-occurring disorders, and trauma.

What credentials and location does she hold?

She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor with license numbers NV LCPC CP5674-R and VA LPC 0701003205, and she is based in Virginia.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, with a preference expressed for video.

How does payment work and what does it cost?

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 a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 20 years
Licensed: Virginia, Nevada
Languages: English

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