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Online therapist

Katie Light

Calm, practical care for everyday parenting challenges

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Credentials
LCSW, LSCSW
Experience
7 years
Licensed in
Kansas, Missouri
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Katie

Katie Light is a licensed clinical social worker who practices in Kansas. She holds LCSW and LSCSW credentials and brings seven years of clinical experience. She keeps sessions focused on strengths and practical steps.

Parents often find her style direct and compassionate. Her background includes work in psychiatric hospitals, community mental health centers, outpatient addiction treatment, and domestic violence advocacy. She has also supported people in group homes and served as a case manager and client advocate.

Background and approach

Those roles helped her build a broad set of skills for everyday challenges. In sessions she combines proven tools to match each person's needs. Katie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing among other methods.

She is willing to blend approaches when that will help someone make progress. Trauma work is a central interest. She frames trauma as something that can affect mood, behavior, sleep, and relationships and helps clients address those effects in straightforward ways.

She pays attention to symptoms like depression, anxiety, mood shifts, and substance struggles. Katie aims to make change feel doable. She breaks goals into small steps, coaches on coping skills, and helps clients practice new responses between sessions.

Her approach is practical and collaborative, with an emphasis on what can work right now for a family member seeking help.

Online approaches that meet parents where they are

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions that match what matters most. It helps people handle difficult thoughts and feelings while still moving toward the life they want. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping with life changes. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that helps process painful memories and reduce their hold on day-to-day life. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Katie approaches this collaboratively and will help determine which methods fit a person's goals and preferences. She often combines tools rather than sticking to a single technique so therapy can be tailored to what actually helps. Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules and to continue work between appointments. Licensed professionals can use these formats to teach skills, guide exposure or practice, and support steps toward recovery while allowing families to participate from home.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Katie help with?
She addresses a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting, grief, sleep problems, self-esteem, ADHD, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns.
How would therapy sessions feel day to day?
Sessions are practical and strengths-based. Katie mixes evidence-based techniques and works with each person to find what helps them most.
What training and experience does she have?
Katie has seven years of experience working as a social worker, therapist, case manager, and client advocate across hospitals, community mental health, addiction treatment, and domestic violence services.
Where is Katie licensed to practice?
She is licensed as an LCSW and LSCSW and practices in Kansas; Missouri licensing details are also on record as part of her background.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with Katie?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on the therapist's listed availability.

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Experience
7 years
Licensed
Kansas, Missouri
Languages
English

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