Katherine Simmons, LPCC

Katherine Simmons is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with a supervisory endorsement in Ohio and more than 20 years of clinical experience. She has supported people managing depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, substance use disorders, and parenting challenges, bringing a steady, strengths-based presence to each therapeutic relationship.

She practices with a holistic, person-centered orientation that considers the whole individual - feelings, thoughts, behaviors, relationships, and life context. Her work helps people shift unhelpful thinking patterns, find motivation for change, adjust behaviors, and develop practical skills for managing emotions. As a person-centered counselor she emphasizes respect, dignity, and a non-judgmental stance, while also recognizing that each person s path and needs are unique.

Katherine draws on a range of evidence-based tools to tailor care to each person, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Internal Family Systems, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. She believes that people are the experts on their own stories and that personal strengths play a central role in overcoming life s difficulties. Taking the first step toward therapy takes courage, and she welcomes the opportunity to support people as they work toward the challenges they choose to address.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, respect, and partnership. In this approach Katherine follows the person s lead, listening for strengths and priorities and creating space for clients to explore identity, relationships, and values. It is useful for people seeking acceptance, clearer self-understanding, and collaborative problem solving.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Katherine uses CBT techniques to help people identify unhelpful thinking patterns, test beliefs, and build practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, stress, and behavioral challenges.

Mindfulness-based strategies invite gentle attention to the present moment and to bodily and emotional experience. These practices can reduce reactivity, support emotion regulation, and complement work on trauma, anxiety, sleep, and stress management.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Katherine works collaboratively to determine which methods and exercises best align with a person s needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexible options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, connect from different locations within the same region, and maintain continuity of care while tailoring interaction styles to individual comfort and communication needs.