Katrina Covington

Katrina Covington is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and related concerns. She draws on five years of professional experience to help people facing depression, low self-esteem, addiction struggles, relationship or family stress, grief, parenting challenges, and anger. Katrina writes in plain terms and aims to make the first steps toward help feel manageable for worried parents and adults.

Her approach begins with practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, paired with Trauma-Focused Therapy when trauma is a concern. She shapes sessions to the person in front of her, using short-term techniques alongside deeper exploration as needed. Katrina emphasizes clear goals and simple homework that fit into busy lives.

Before entering private practice, Katrina worked across military and civilian settings while supporting a military spouse household for more than two decades. That background informs how she understands transitions, deployments, and the stress of frequent moves without assuming one path fits all people.

Sessions typically focus on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, building coping skills, and processing difficult experiences at a pace the client chooses. Katrina describes therapy as a collaboration where the client’s priorities steer the work.

She maintains Illinois licensure as LCPC and also holds an LCMHC credential. Sessions are conducted in English. Prospective clients are invited to review session logistics and confirm current options before booking.

How Trauma-Focused and CBT Work Online

Trauma-Focused Therapy focuses on gently processing past traumatic events and reducing the hold they have on daily life. In practice this can mean working at a pace that feels manageable, naming the memories or reactions that cause distress, and building skills to feel more steady in everyday situations.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with more useful alternatives. It often involves short exercises, simple homework, and concrete strategies to reduce anxiety, improve mood, or change patterns that lead to conflict.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Katrina will collaborate with each person to match methods to specific needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration means trying practical tools first and adjusting the plan based on what helps most.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy routines, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people use techniques and homework between meetings so progress can continue between sessions.