Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
How Katarina works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 35
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Katarina
Dr. Katarina Thomas is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 35 years of experience practicing in California. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, mood concerns, and life transitions.
Her approach aims to create a calm space where people can speak honestly and begin to make changes. She listens carefully and helps clients put words to difficult feelings. Sessions are practical and conversational.
Dr. Thomas draws on client-centered methods to follow what matters most to each person.
Background and approach
She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. This can be useful for anxiety, panic, depression, and sleep or eating concerns. The work often includes simple, doable steps to try between sessions.
Existential ideas appear in her work by helping clients find meaning and take responsibility for choices. That kind of exploration can support people facing grief, career shifts, relationship questions, or feelings of emptiness. Dr.
Thomas pays attention to how family of origin, attachment and abandonment issues shape current patterns. She helps people address control, commitment, or dependent personality difficulties, and supports those coping with trauma, first responder or veteran-related stress, and compassion fatigue.
What Katarina works with
Everything Katarina lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Katarina's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Katarina lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and following the client’s concerns. Online sessions using this approach let the therapist respond directly to what the person brings and adjust pace and tone in real time. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Over video or phone, CBT work often includes short exercises, thought records, and homework people can practice between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Dr. Thomas will talk with each person about goals and preferences and recommend methods that fit those needs. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress and life circumstances change.
Online therapy offers practical benefits like scheduling flexibility and easier access from different locations. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for body language and tone. Phone sessions can be used when internet speed is low or when people prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when a shorter touchpoint fits into a busy day.
Questions people ask about Katarina
What concerns does Dr. Thomas help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, mood disorders, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, grief, sleep and eating problems, and related concerns listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and conversational. She listens first, follows each person's priorities, and combines client-centered support with practical cognitive techniques.
How much experience does she bring?
Dr. Thomas has 35 years of professional experience in California working with a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, listed as LMFT, practicing in California.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not work with international clients at this time.
What formats are used for sessions?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.