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Katie Thornton

Empathetic LCSW for family and parenting concerns

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
3 years
Licensed in
Texas, Maine, Washington
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Katie

Katie Thornton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing family and parenting challenges. She speaks plainly and aims to make the first step toward help feel manageable. Katie works with issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, stress, ADHD, and relationship and intimacy concerns.

She also supports people dealing with addictions, bipolar disorder, panic attacks, and compassion fatigue. Katie uses practical, conversational methods in sessions. She leans on Client-Centered Therapy to build a respectful, collaborative relationship.

Background and approach

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing when trauma or strong emotions are present. In a session she listens first, then helps set clear, achievable goals.

Conversations often include coping strategies, communication skills, and steps to manage mood or stress. Work may involve short-term coaching techniques alongside deeper trauma-focused tools. Katie holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential - LCSW - and is licensed in Texas (TX LCSW 105697) and Maine (ME LCSW LC21388).

She has three years of clinical experience supporting people through life changes and complex emotional concerns. Sessions are offered in English and take place remotely through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. To start, a short questionnaire and scheduling step connect someone to therapy on a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How Katie’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful relationship. Online sessions let the therapist follow the client's lead, helping people set practical goals and choose strategies that fit daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and actions that keep problems going; online work often includes talking through those patterns and practicing small, concrete behavior changes between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Katie will collaborate with each person to decide whether CBT, DBT skills, trauma-focused EMDR techniques, or a mix is best. That planning happens together, based on the client's needs, goals, and what feels most useful in real life.

Remote formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options give flexibility for busy schedules, allow check-ins without travel, and make it possible to use skills in the moment. Licensed professionals can guide coping skills, emotion regulation, and communication practice across these online formats to fit everyday routines.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

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 kinds of problems does Katie address?
She works with family and parenting concerns plus anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, stress, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, and related mood or impulse concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. Katie starts by listening, then uses client-centered conversation, CBT techniques, DBT skills, and trauma-focused tools as needed.
What is her professional background?
Katie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with three years of clinical experience working with individuals and families on a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LCSW credentials in Texas and Maine with license numbers TX LCSW 105697 and ME LCSW LC21388, and her practice is based in Texas.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
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 do I begin working with Katie?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
3 years
Licensed
Texas, Maine, Washington
Languages
English

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