Katherine Potts

Katherine Potts, LMSW, LCSW helps people who are weighed down by anxiety, stress, relationship strain, or changes in life. She writes short, practical steps into sessions and supports people trying to feel steadier. Her tone is direct and hopeful, aimed at parents and busy people who want clear tools and real outcomes.

Katherine earned a Master of Social Work from Wayne State University and brings ten years of clinical experience. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking. She uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotional regulation and Motivational Interviewing to support change when substance use or ambivalence is present.

Sessions focus on learning concrete skills, talking through relationship patterns, and working through trauma or grief at a manageable pace. She has experience with eating issues, addiction and codependency, and supporting people who grew up in families affected by alcoholism. Katherine also addresses concerns like self-esteem, body image, intimacy issues, and career stress.

In therapy people can expect to identify specific goals, practice skills between sessions, and track small changes over time. She encourages clients to try DBT skills when useful and to use mindfulness strategies to reduce reactivity. The approach is collaborative and paced to the person’s needs.

Katherine is licensed in Michigan as an LCSW and previously held an LMSW. Sessions are offered in English and she works with some international clients. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability.

How therapeutic approaches show up online

Katherine blends mindfulness strategies with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills in brief, practical ways. Mindfulness techniques teach noticing thoughts and bodily signals so reactivity eases. CBT helps people identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns that feed anxiety or low mood. DBT skills focus on managing strong emotions and improving moment-to-moment coping in relationships and daily life.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Katherine collaborates with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and comfort level. She will suggest skills to try, check how they land, and adjust the plan if something is not working.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life and to keep momentum between appointments. Depending on current session options, this might mean shorter check-ins that suit a work break or sessions that avoid travel time. Confirm the available session formats before booking so arrangements match your schedule and technical needs.