Katherine Gatlin

Katherine Gatlin is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) based in Wisconsin. She has five years of clinical experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, and eating and food-related issues. She creates a calm space where clients can speak honestly about what’s going on and feel heard without judgment.

Katherine focuses on practical steps and clear strategies. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with attention to what a person needs right now. She works with clients to set small, doable goals and to build skills that fit daily life.

Her approach blends techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness work, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused methods. That mix lets her tailor sessions to each person’s situation rather than using one fixed method. She often uses thought-challenging, emotion-regulation skills, and brief goal-setting exercises.

Katherine pays attention to how past hurts affect present choices. She supports people who are recovering from trauma and those who struggle with self-esteem, addiction, grief, intimacy-related concerns, or parenting stress. She also addresses body image, adoption and foster care experiences, and overlapping diagnoses.

People who meet with Katherine typically find a straightforward, compassionate style. She emphasizes collaboration and practical tools. To start, visitors complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability.

Approaches that shape online sessions

Many of Katherine's sessions draw on cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. CBT looks at unhelpful thoughts and offers simple exercises to test and change them, which can help with anxiety, low mood, and body image concerns. DBT teaches emotion-regulation and distress-tolerance skills to manage strong feelings and reduce impulsive reactions.

She also uses mindfulness techniques to help people notice their thoughts and feelings without getting swept up in them. Mindfulness can support stress reduction and improve focus when life feels chaotic. Together these approaches give clear tools and short practices to try between meetings.

Finding the right approach is usually a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, habits, and preferences, and then suggest techniques to try. Clients and the therapist adjust the plan over time based on what helps most.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow quick check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can use structured skill-teaching, brief problem-solving, and guided practice effectively in remote sessions.