Katherine Shockley, LPC

Katherine Shockley began her professional life in neuroscience imaging and research, building two decades of experience in that field before returning to graduate school to train in Mental Health and Addictions Treatment. She transitioned into direct patient care to combine her research background with clinical practice and now brings a measured, evidence-based perspective to therapy. Katherine holds an LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, a credential that reflects specialized graduate training and clinical supervision in counseling.

Her clinical work spans a broad spectrum of needs, from people with serious and persistent mental illness to business professionals seeking life coaching or executive management training. She works with individuals facing anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, trauma, relationship challenges, and career transitions, tailoring each treatment plan to the person in front of her. Sessions focus on identifying and building on existing strengths while learning practical ways to manage stress, rethink unhelpful patterns, and strengthen resilience.

Katherine frames therapy as a collaborative process that helps people move forward in both personal and professional life. She emphasizes individualized plans, measurable goals, and strategies clients can apply between sessions to regain control and work toward recovery and success.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Flexible Online Care

Katherine uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people understand the links between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. This approach supports work on anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching ways to identify unhelpful thinking and replace it with more adaptive patterns. She also emphasizes practical coping and resilience-building skills - concrete tools that clients can use to manage cravings, mood swings, grief, and the daily challenges of recovery and life transitions. In addition, Katherine integrates relational and family-focused strategies to address communication, attachment, and interpersonal problems that affect overall functioning.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process. Katherine works collaboratively with each person to determine which techniques best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress is made. The client and therapist partner to set priorities and measure outcomes so therapy remains relevant and practical.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - allow Katherine to offer flexible scheduling and multiple ways to stay connected between sessions. These formats increase accessibility for people balancing work, family, or mobility limitations and make it easier to maintain continuity of care with licensed professionals and therapists when life gets busy.