Katrina Dolle, LCSW

Katrina Dolle is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Illinois with 25 years of professional experience. She earned her Master of Social Work at Aurora University in 2000 and has applied her training across hospitals, outpatient clinics, residential treatment programs, and court and jail settings, developing a broad clinical background that informs her work with diverse needs.

Her clinical focus includes support for depression, anxiety, grief and loss, trauma and abuse, relationship concerns, and addictive behaviors, along with issues such as stress, parenting challenges, intimacy-related difficulties, eating concerns, bipolar mood disorders, and career or self-esteem struggles. Katrina also works with clients facing caregiving stress, communication problems, forgiveness and life-purpose questions, and women's and LGBT issues. She draws on evidence-based methods to address panic, social anxiety, anger, and other mood-related conditions while remaining attentive to each person’s unique situation.

Katrina emphasizes an individualized approach that combines proven therapeutic techniques with a thoughtful, non-judgmental presence. She prioritizes the therapeutic connection and tailors treatment goals and strategies to each person’s needs, believing that increased self-awareness and an outside perspective can create movement when someone feels stuck. She aims to collaborate with clients to explore their relationships with themselves and others and to support meaningful growth through challenging times.

CBT-Based Support and Flexible Online Care

Katrina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as a core approach, helping people identify and adjust unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT is practical and structured, often used to relieve symptoms of anxiety, depression, panic, and mood-related difficulties by teaching tools for coping and problem solving.

She also employs an individualized, evidence-based approach that aligns treatment choices with each person's goals and circumstances. This means therapies and interventions are selected and adapted to fit the client's needs, whether the focus is grief, relationship work, trauma recovery, or life transitions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Katrina works with clients to explore what methods feel most useful and to refine strategies over time so the therapy fits personal preferences, goals, and daily demands.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more accessible and flexible. These options allow scheduling around work, family, and other responsibilities and can help sustain regular care when in-person visits are difficult. Licensed professionals and therapists can use these modalities effectively to provide consistent support and skill-building between appointments.