Katherine Shockley
Practical counseling for stress and life changes
- Credentials
- LPC
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed in
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Katherine
Katherine Shockley is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who aims to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and life transitions. She writes in plain terms and focuses on practical steps that can be used day to day. Her approach is meant for people looking for clearer coping skills and steadier emotional footing.
She began her career in neuroscience imaging and research. After about 20 years in that field, she returned to graduate school to train in mental health and addictions treatment.
Background and approach
That path led her from behind-the-scenes research into direct work with people who need help managing mood, behavior, and difficult life events. Over an 18-year counseling career she has worked with a broad range of concerns, from serious persistent mental illness to clients seeking professional development and life coaching.
She focuses on tailoring each plan to the person in front of her, rather than using one approach for everyone. Sessions aim to build on the strengths a person already has while teaching new ways to cope. Her work addresses common problems such as depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and relationship communication.
She also helps with challenges like chronic illness, caregiver stress, grief, and co-occurring issues. Katherine emphasizes practical tools that people can apply between sessions. Katherine practices from New Jersey and offers services in English.
She accepts international clients and uses a range of online session formats to meet different needs. The goal is steady progress through clear steps, not quick fixes.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Many of her methods come from well-researched, evidence-based approaches that focus on changing unhelpful thinking and strengthening coping skills. Cognitive behavioral techniques help people spot and shift thoughts that fuel anxiety and depression. These techniques teach concrete steps for managing mood and behavior and work well for stress, worry, and low mood.She also uses skills that focus on problem-solving and building resilience. That work looks at day-to-day routines, communication habits, and practical tools to reduce overwhelm and handle setbacks. These strategies often help with burnout, compassion fatigue, and managing multiple life demands.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options, listen to your goals, and try methods that fit your needs and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps you make steady progress.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to keep regular appointments, practice new skills between sessions, and maintain continuity of care across locations.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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