About Katherine
Katherine Gatlin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and eating concerns. She keeps sessions calm and straightforward so worried parents and busy adults can talk through what matters most. Katherine aims to make the first steps feel doable rather than overwhelming.
She focuses on creating an open space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment. Conversations center on practical strategies and small changes that fit a person’s life.
Background and approach
Katherine encourages steady progress and celebrates what is working along the way. Katherine uses tools drawn from evidence-informed approaches to help people cope with strong emotions and rebuild routines. She often works on skills for handling anxiety, improving communication, and managing difficult memories.
Sessions mix discussion, skill-building, and goal-oriented planning. Her background includes five years of professional experience in clinical settings. That time has included supporting people facing addiction, grief, self-esteem struggles, and parenting pressures, along with related concerns such as body image and family problems.
This helps her tailor sessions to each person’s needs. Katherine speaks English and practices in Wisconsin. She aims to partner with clients so they leave sessions with clear next steps and manageable tasks.
Her style is steady, practical, and focused on helping people find tools that fit their daily life.
How CBT, DBT, and Mindfulness work online
CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors. It helps with anxiety, stress, and mood by teaching practical steps to change reactions and routines.DBT, dialectical behavior therapy, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal skills. It can be useful when intense feelings or impulsive urges get in the way of daily life.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and grounding practices that reduce reactivity and improve focus. These techniques often pair well with CBT or DBT to manage anxiety and stress.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. That choice can change as progress is made and new priorities emerge.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option or easier to fit during a break. Live chat and text messaging let clients check in between sessions, use shorter coaching-style exchanges, or write out thoughts when typing feels easier. These formats help make therapy more accessible and adaptable to everyday schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
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