Katie Aab, LMFT

Katie Aab is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Riverside, California, with nine years of clinical experience. She earned a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from California Baptist University in 2013 and draws on training in family systems and individual therapy to support people facing a wide range of emotional and relationship challenges. As an LMFT, she is trained to work with individuals, couples, and families to address interpersonal patterns and personal struggles.

Katie has worked in both community mental health settings and private practice, helping people manage anxiety, depression, mood disorders, substance use concerns, OCD, and the effects of loss, abuse, or neglect. She also addresses life transitions, career stressors, self-esteem and body image concerns, and the strains that arise in intimate and family relationships. Her practice includes work with trauma, grief, anger, and issues around intimacy and communication.

Her clinical style is warm, empathetic, and goal focused, blending client-centered care with practical, evidence-informed tools. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to help clients set concrete goals, process difficult experiences, and build skills for everyday life. Katie prioritizes a collaborative working relationship in which clients’ priorities guide treatment planning and progress.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Katie integrates client-centered therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) into an online practice that emphasizes collaboration and practical skill building. Client-centered therapy focuses on creating a supportive, nonjudgmental space where the therapist follows the client's lead and helps build insight, self-worth, and clearer goals. CBT offers structured tools to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with more adaptive patterns - useful for anxiety, depression, and mood concerns.

She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills when clients struggle with strong emotions or relationship instability. Together these approaches form a toolkit that can be tailored to a client’s unique needs, goals, and preferences, and Katie works collaboratively to determine which strategies will be most helpful.

Online therapy with Katie is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for people with busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, or limited local options. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, practice skills between sessions, and access support from licensed professionals without rearranging major parts of daily life.