Katharine Mahan, LCSW

Katharine Mahan is an LCSW, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, who has spent 27 years helping adults navigate stress, illness, grief, mood concerns, and major life transitions. She creates a welcoming atmosphere where people can speak openly, whether meeting virtually or in person, and places an emphasis on making each person feel heard and respected.

Her practice focuses on adults affected by serious illness, caregiver burdens, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, and adjustment to change. Katharine uses a client-centered philosophy that recognizes each person as the expert on their own life. Together she and the client define goals, build practical coping strategies, and prepare for what comes next.

As new skills are developed, Katharine tailors interventions to fit each individual. She draws from a range of evidence-based strategies, often incorporating techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, acceptance and commitment approaches, mindfulness practices, and findings from neuroscience to create tools that work in everyday life. Katharine welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with adults seeking support through life stressors and transitions.

Evidence-Informed Approaches Delivered Remotely

Katharine often integrates cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps people recognize and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to manage anxiety, depression, and adjustment challenges, and dialectical behavior therapy, which focuses on emotion regulation, stress tolerance, and improving relationships when emotions feel overwhelming. She also uses mindfulness-based techniques to help clients build present-moment awareness and reduce stress from everyday demands.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Katharine works collaboratively with each person to identify goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan so the tools fit the client’s needs, values, and pace of change.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility for people managing illness, caregiving duties, work, or travel constraints. Video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging allow licensed professionals to meet clients where they are, making it easier to maintain consistency, access support during life transitions, and practice new skills between sessions.