About Katherine
Katherine Estrada is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma, low self-esteem, and depression. She writes short, direct goals with clients and focuses on small steps that fit each person’s life. Katherine uses clear, practical tools to reduce overwhelming feelings and improve communication.
She leans on techniques from cognitive behavioral approaches and mindfulness to help people notice thoughts and shift unhelpful patterns.
How Katherine works
She also draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to help clients clarify values and make choices that matter. Her work pays special attention to attachment and how early relationships shape present-day reactions. That helps when patterns of abandonment, codependency, or avoidance show up in relationships.
Sessions cover tangible skills like managing impulses, handling conflict, and coping with isolation. Katherine brings five years of clinical experience in New York as an LMHC - licensed mental health counselor. She aims to make therapy straightforward and relatable, using everyday language rather than jargon.
Clients can expect a calm, patient tone and concrete practice between sessions. Many people come to her wanting better self-esteem, clearer communication, or relief from anxiety and depression. Katherine supports people as they build resilience, process painful events, and pursue a clearer sense of life purpose.
The focus is on practical change and steady progress.
Katherine lists 12 ways of working on the entry:
What Katherine works with
The areas below are the ones Katherine selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How her approaches fit online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice inner experiences and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, and feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing patterns of behavior. It works well for stress, depression, and relationship communication. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship experiences shape current reactions and helps people build new ways of relating to others.Deciding which approach to use is a team effort. Katherine will listen to your goals and try methods that match your needs. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan based on what helps most, so progress feels practical and collaborative.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video is useful for longer therapy work and clearer emotional connection. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging can support quick check-ins, skills practice, or ongoing support between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and stay consistent with treatment.
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