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Mindfulness tools
Practical coping skills
Collaborative planning
About Katherine
Katherine "Katie" Royer is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) in New Mexico with 16 years of experience. She brings a calm, steady presence and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, mood struggles, and grief. Katie aims to make the first steps toward change feel more doable and less overwhelming.
She uses mindfulness as an everyday tool to help people notice how thoughts and emotions show up. Katie also draws on client-centered and attachment-based ideas to build trust in the room. Practical skills from cognitive behavioral approaches are offered when helpful for specific symptoms like worry or obsessive thoughts.
Katie supports people coping with life changes, parenting strain, sleep problems, anger, and challenges tied to identity such as LGBT concerns. She also addresses relationship wounds, jealousy, obsessive-compulsive patterns, and bipolar mood management in focused sessions. Sessions emphasize small, usable steps rather than lengthy theory talks.
Her approach is collaborative. Katie works with each person to set clear, realistic goals and to track progress over time. She encourages curiosity about patterns that keep problems stuck and practices that gently shift them.
New clients are guided through a short matching questionnaire and scheduling process. The practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and people in New Mexico can inquire about starting work with her.
How her approaches shape online work
Mindfulness Therapy in her practice focuses on simple present-moment awareness techniques, like noticing breath and body signals, to reduce reactivity and chronic worry. These skills can help when stress, anxiety, or sleep problems make daily life harder.
Attachment-Based Therapy appears in sessions as attention to how early relationships influence current patterns. This helps people recognize repeating cycles in close relationships and try different responses that feel safer and more connected.
Client-Centered Therapy means conversations are guided by the person's priorities. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people set goals that matter to them rather than imposing a plan.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Katie will talk with each person about their goals, needs, and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. Decisions are made together and adjusted as progress unfolds.
Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for check-ins from different locations. It can also make certain tools like mindfulness exercises and behavioral homework easier to try between meetings.
These summaries are based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp. Listing mindfulness as an approach does not mean a therapist holds a formal mindfulness training or certificate.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Katie commonly address?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and challenges with self-esteem. Additional focuses include trauma and abuse, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, bipolar mood issues, jealousy, and obsessive-compulsive patterns.
What is her general therapy style?
Her work blends mindfulness with client-centered and attachment-based ideas. Sessions are conversational and practical, with an emphasis on small, usable steps.
How long has she been practicing clinically?
She has 16 years of professional work experience in clinical settings and related roles.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed as an LPCC in New Mexico and works with people located in that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I work with her from outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people located in New Mexico.
How does billing and cost work?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and costs vary with location and therapist availability.
How do I begin the process to schedule?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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