About Katie
Katie Bendick is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania who focuses on addictions and related concerns. She draws on a client-centered style to help people build boundaries, coping strategies, and better communication skills. Katie writes plainly and meets people where they are in the moment.
She has four years of counseling experience and seven years of work in the drug and alcohol field. That background means she has spent years supporting people who also face depression, anxiety, PTSD, and mood challenges.
How Katie works
Katie aims to uncover the roots of difficult thoughts and emotions and then change the behaviors that follow. Her sessions use motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral techniques, and reality therapy to set clear, achievable goals. She offers straightforward feedback and encourages an open dialogue so people feel heard and challenged in equal measure.
The focus is practical work you can use between meetings. Katie pays attention to issues often tied to recovery and wellbeing, such as self-esteem, body image, impulsivity, and self-love. She also helps people navigate grief, forgiveness, communication problems, and women’s issues.
Her approach is flexible and built around each person’s unique path. People who want a direct, collaborative counselor will find her style focused on skills and steady progress. Katie emphasizes empowerment and practical steps toward a healthier life.
What Katie works with
The areas below are the ones Katie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
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Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
Therapeutic tools and online care
Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change by using reflective listening and guided questions. It can be useful for addressing addictions and for planning small, sustainable steps toward healthier habits.Cognitive behavioral techniques focus on practical skills to shift unhelpful thoughts and behavior patterns. These techniques often include homework between sessions, such as tracking thoughts or practicing new coping responses to reduce anxiety and depression.
Reality therapy emphasizes taking responsibility for choices and building concrete plans for change. It pairs well with skills-based work like boundary setting and communication practice.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows full conversation and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits brief check-ins, and messaging works well for ongoing support between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit consistent therapy into a busy life and to continue work on practical skills from wherever is most convenient.
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