Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
How Katharine works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Arizona
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Katharine
Katharine Childress is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and relationship struggles. She uses clear, practical methods to help people make small changes that add up to real differences. Her style is approachable and focused on creating steps that feel doable from the start.
She favors a client-centered way of working that keeps the person's goals at the center of each session.
Background and approach
Katharine blends cognitive behavioral techniques to spot and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. She also uses solution-focused ideas to identify practical, short-term steps people can try between sessions. Mindfulness and acceptance-based practices are part of her toolbox now.
She helps people learn simple attention and breathing exercises to calm racing thoughts and respond differently to hard emotions. Motivational interviewing is used when someone needs to find personal reasons to change habits related to addiction or coping patterns. Katharine's background includes work in group homes, outpatient settings, and crisis situations.
That variety shaped her skill at creating concrete plans for people facing big life changes, grief, or mood struggles. She often supports people dealing with parenting strain, blended family concerns, and caregiver stress. Sessions focus on achievable goals and steady progress.
Katharine helps clients break larger goals into small steps so they can notice success early. She aims to make therapy straightforward and useful for daily life.
What Katharine works with
Everything Katharine lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Katharine's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Katharine lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It focuses on accepting difficult feelings while taking steps toward a meaningful life, which can help with anxiety, anger, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical strategies to change patterns that cause distress. It is useful for panic, mood disorders, sleep problems, and impulsivity.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has worked before. Together they will try methods, adjust them, and pick what fits best for managing anger, improving relationships, or coping with stress.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone meetings, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for skills practice and deeper discussion. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and messaging are options for short check-ins, homework support, or when a written format feels easier. These choices make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
Questions people ask about Katharine
What issues does Katharine commonly address?
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship and family concerns, grief, addictions, and sleep or mood difficulties.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Sessions are client-centered and practical, using cognitive behavioral tools and solution-focused steps to set achievable goals and track progress.
How long has she been practicing?
She brings 25 years of clinical experience across group homes, outpatient care, and crisis work.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC, licensed in Arizona, and provides services from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and starting steps handled?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; begin by selecting Start Therapy, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling.