About Katherine
Katherine "Kate" McDonald is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) who focuses on helping people cope with anxiety and stress. She aims to meet people where they are, listen carefully, and offer steady support as they figure out next steps. Her approach is practical and down-to-earth, with attention to what matters most to each person.
Kate completed undergraduate studies at Virginia Commonwealth University and earned a Master’s Degree in Forensic Psychology from the University of Denver.
Background and approach
She has spent most of her 13-year career in community mental health settings. That work included supporting people facing addiction, trauma, mood disorders, and anxiety. Her sessions draw on cognitive behavioral ideas and acceptance-focused practices, along with mindfulness techniques to help people notice patterns and try new responses.
Kate adapts these methods to each person’s needs and goals rather than using a single fixed plan. She emphasizes collaboration and practical steps people can try between sessions. Kate has provided care to adolescents and adults from varied backgrounds.
She also has experience with blended family issues, parenting stress, grief, sleep problems, substance use, and relationship conflicts. She approaches these concerns with straightforward conversation and skills people can use in daily life. She practices from Colorado and offers work in English, including with international clients.
Outside of therapy she spends time outdoors, knits, keeps a bullet journal, and tends to houseplants.
Approaches that guide online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify their values and take small actions that matter, even when anxiety or difficult thoughts are present. It often helps with stress, low motivation, and life transitions by shifting how people relate to their inner experience.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical strategies to change patterns that contribute to anxiety and mood problems. It is often used for sleep difficulties, worry, and mood symptoms by targeting specific behaviors and thinking habits.
Mindfulness-based techniques teach simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness. These tools are useful for managing stress, improving focus, and calming the body’s response to upsetting thoughts.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and daily life. Sessions start with listening and goal-setting, then try tools and adjust based on what helps most.
Online sessions can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Chat and messaging offer brief, ongoing support between longer sessions and can help keep momentum while juggling work or family commitments.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Colorado, Minnesota, Nebraska
- Languages
- English
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