Katie Dean
Practical trauma-informed therapy for family and relationships
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed in
- Utah
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Katie
Katie Dean is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Utah with three years of professional therapy experience and a decade of prior work in case management and human services. She focuses on relationship and family concerns as well as trauma, intimacy-related issues, and self-esteem. Her way of working is straightforward and practical.
She aims to help people build skills they can use outside of sessions. Katie uses proven trauma treatments to address the lasting impact of abuse and distress.
Background and approach
She offers tools to reduce overwhelming memories, improve emotional regulation, and rebuild trust in relationships. Sessions typically include short skill-building exercises and time to talk through painful events at a pace the client sets. Clients can expect a calm, nonjudgmental environment where emotion and safety are prioritized.
Katie listens for what matters most and then helps identify small, doable steps toward change. She focuses on clear communication and realistic goals that fit each person’s life. In addition to trauma work, Katie helps people with common family stressors such as communication breakdowns, caregiver strain, and conflicts around control or boundaries.
She also addresses problems with mood, identity, shame, and sexual concerns when they affect daily life and relationships. Katie holds the Utah Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential - LCSW. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs.
To start, a short questionnaire helps match people to her practice and schedule sessions based on availability.
Evidence-based trauma methods and flexible online care
Katie uses evidence-based trauma treatments such as Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. TF-CBT mixes talking, coping skills, and gradual processing to reduce the impact of traumatic memories and improve emotional control. EMDR uses guided attention to help the brain reprocess painful memories so they feel less activating and intrusive.Finding the right method is part of the work. Katie collaborates with each person to choose which approach to try based on symptoms, goals, and comfort level. She adjusts pacing and techniques so clients can build confidence and skills while feeling in control of the process.
Online therapy offers flexible options for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from home, phone sessions provide a simple audio alternative, and live chat or text messaging can be useful for brief check-ins and ongoing skill practice. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into daily routines and to maintain continuity of care across changing schedules.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Utah
- Languages
- English
Next step
Talk to Katie
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