Katharine Childress

Katharine Childress is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience. She focuses on practical strategies that help people notice patterns and change what isn’t working. Her style centers on mindfulness and paying attention to the mind-body connection to reduce stress and improve daily functioning.

Katharine uses client-centered methods to keep the person’s goals front and center. She also draws on cognitive behavioral tools to help people challenge unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Sessions are aimed at small, achievable steps so progress shows up quickly and feels manageable.

She has worked in a range of settings, including outpatient services, group homes, and crisis care. That experience informs how she helps people cope with anxiety, depression, mood instability, panic, grief, and relationship strain. She also supports people dealing with addiction, anger, sleep problems, and compassion fatigue.

Her additional focus includes adoption and foster care issues, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, communication problems, control issues, and divorce or separation concerns. She also addresses issues like guilt, shame, impulsivity, and questions about life purpose.

Clients can expect a straightforward, collaborative approach. Katharine helps set realistic goals, breaks them into small steps, and uses mindfulness and cognitive strategies to build new habits. She aims to make therapy practical and usable in everyday life.

How mindfulness and ACT translate to online care

Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice thoughts, feelings, and body sensations without getting pulled into them. It is useful for stress, anxiety, sleep troubles, and improving emotional awareness. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking committed steps toward them while learning to live with uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. This approach often helps with life transitions, depression, and avoidance patterns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the person’s own goals and pace, offering a supportive space to explore concerns and make practical changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and daily life to find the best fit. Together they decide whether mindfulness practices, ACT strategies, or client-centered conversations will be most helpful and how to blend these methods.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people practice mindfulness and behavior change in the settings where they live and work, so skills carry over into everyday routines.