About Katrina
Katrina Dolle is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of practice. She completed a Master of Social Work at Aurora University in 2000 and has worked in hospitals, outpatient clinics, residential treatment, and court or jail settings. Katrina focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress and anxiety and those coping with grief or depression.
She takes a straightforward, practical approach in sessions. Katrina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going.
Background and approach
She emphasizes building a trusting connection so clients can speak openly about what matters to them. Her background includes long experience with trauma, relationship problems, addictive behavior, and mood concerns such as bipolar disorder. She also supports people dealing with parenting strain, caregiver stress, and communication problems.
Katrina aims to help clients make small, workable changes that reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning. In sessions she listens without judgment and helps clients try new ways of responding. Katrina encourages increased self-awareness and practical steps that create movement when someone feels stuck.
She frames therapy as a partnership where goals are set together and progress is reviewed. People who want clear strategies for anxiety or tools to manage panic, mood swings, or life transitions often find her approach useful. Katrina offers in-person practice rooted in many service settings, and she draws on that experience to tailor care to each person’s needs.
CBT and practical approaches for online care
Katrina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on spotting thought and behavior patterns that worsen anxiety and depression. CBT helps people test beliefs, try different responses, and build skills for managing panic attacks, social anxiety, or low mood.She combines CBT with a straightforward, listening-focused style that centers what the client brings to sessions. The therapist will work collaboratively with each person to choose techniques that match their goals and comfort level, adjusting methods over time as needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to give practical choices. Video lets people use visual cues and interactive work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a break. Live chat and text messaging let clients send updates between meetings and use written check-ins when that feels more manageable.
These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue care during transitions. Katrina will help each person decide which format and techniques suit their situation and keep refining the plan as progress is made.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Forgiveness
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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