Katherine Simmons

Katherine Simmons is an Ohio-based licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) with 20 years of experience. She focuses on trauma-informed care and helps people who are struggling with addiction, anxiety, depression, grief, and other life challenges. Katherine emphasizes respect and dignity in every session and listens without judgment.

Her approach looks at the whole person. She supports people in changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, finding motivation, and learning ways to manage strong feelings. Katherine works from a person-centered stance, which means she prioritizes each person’s values and goals when planning next steps.

Katherine uses a mix of practical methods to match individual needs. She draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing to help people set realistic goals and make steady changes. Sessions often include skill-building, problem solving, and calm breathing or grounding techniques.

She has worked with a wide range of concerns including addiction, parenting strain, relationship and family challenges, sleep problems, attention difficulties, bipolar mood issues, chronic illness and caregiving stress. Katherine also offers support for people facing attachment struggles, multicultural issues, dissociation, and post-traumatic stress.

Her style is collaborative and paced to each person’s comfort. She views clients as experts in their own lives and focuses on practical steps they can use between sessions. To begin, readers are encouraged to follow the site’s process for matching and scheduling.

How trauma-informed and skills-based methods translate to online care

Trauma-Focused Therapy focuses on addressing the effects of traumatic experiences by building safety, stabilizing strong emotions, and working through distressing memories at a manageable pace. It can help with post-traumatic stress, dissociation, and related symptoms by teaching concrete coping skills and gradual processing.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own goals and choices. The therapist listens without judgment and helps people explore what matters to them. This approach supports self-direction, which is useful when facing motivation, relationship, or identity concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Sessions include practical tools like tracking thoughts, testing beliefs, and trying new behaviors between meetings to reduce anxiety, depression, or unhelpful patterns.

Choosing the right approach happens together. Katherine will discuss what feels most useful based on goals, symptoms, and personal preference. She may combine approaches and adjust plans as progress unfolds to keep work focused and doable.

Check the session options before you book to confirm how meetings are held. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time, or allow a shorter check-in when schedules demand it. Ask about available formats and scheduling to find a rhythm that fits your routine.