About Katie
Katie Summerell is a licensed professional counselor with ten years of experience helping people facing anxiety, stress, and major life changes. She aims to create a calm space where people can talk about what feels overwhelming. Katie uses straightforward language and practical steps so conversations stay focused and manageable.
Her work often centers on anxiety, panic attacks, and social fears. She also helps with low mood, grief, and rebuilding self-esteem after hard experiences.
Background and approach
Sessions include talking through triggers, practicing coping skills, and planning small steps that feel doable. Katie draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions. She balances listening with offering tools clients can use between meetings.
Progress is tracked in simple ways so people can see what’s changing. She offers several online session formats to fit different needs, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. This makes it easier to keep momentum when life gets busy or travel is a factor.
Katie practices in Louisiana and works in English. She accepts clients from outside the United States as well. To begin, a short questionnaire and scheduling step match people to her approach and availability.
How Katie Uses Evidence-Based Techniques Online
Two common evidence-based approaches she draws on are cognitive behavioral strategies and exposure-based practices. Cognitive behavioral strategies focus on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with doable actions, which helps with anxiety and low mood. Exposure-based practices involve gentle, planned steps toward feared situations to reduce panic and social avoidance over time.Additionally, she incorporates skills training for coping and self-soothing. These are short exercises people can use between sessions to manage stress, reduce intense feelings, and build confidence for everyday challenges. The therapist and client decide together which techniques to try based on needs, goals, and how comfortable the person feels with each method.
Online therapy lets people access the same techniques without extra travel. Video calls are close to an in-person session and good for in-depth work. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option or easier when video isn’t convenient. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, skill practice, and ongoing progress between appointments. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy routines.
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- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English
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