About Katherine
Dr. Katherine (Kate) Bergam helps with stress, anxiety, sleep problems, low self-esteem, career concerns, ADHD, relationship issues, grief, anger, and life coaching. She brings 22 years of experience as a California licensed marriage and family therapist.
Kate offers a calm, respectful presence and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Kate listens first to understand what feels most urgent. She works with each person to build a simple plan that fits daily life.
How Katherine works
Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with room for emotion and problem solving. Her background includes long-term clinical work supporting people through panic, social anxiety, and isolation. She also has experience addressing body image, hoarding, communication problems, and end-of-life concerns in hospice settings.
Those experiences inform how she helps people manage strong feelings and make choices that match their values. In sessions she offers coaching-style guidance when helpful, and practical strategies for sleep, stress reduction, and improving focus with ADHD. She encourages small experiments and clear steps so progress is visible between meetings.
Treatment plans are tailored to the person and adjusted as needs change. Kate aims to make therapy straightforward and usable so people can return to their days with clearer thinking and more calm.
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
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 22 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions and practical care
Dr. Bergam uses evidence-based techniques focused on clear steps and symptom relief. One common approach is skill-based work for anxiety and panic that teaches breathing, grounding, and behavioral experiments to reduce immediate symptoms and build confidence. Another focuses on sleep and stress regulation through routines, stimulus control, and simple habit changes to help improve rest and daytime energy.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will ask about goals, daily routines, and what has helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust plans over time based on what works and what feels doable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy fit busy lives. Video allows face-to-face conversation for deeper work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit brief coaching, written reflections, or ongoing support between sessions. These options help people keep therapy consistent while balancing work, family, and other commitments.
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