About Kathryn
Kathryn (Katie) Mason is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 17 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and relationship concerns. She also supports clients with issues like addiction, body image, grief, parenting strain, and ADHD.
Katie keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She creates a space where people can talk about difficult feelings without judgment. Conversations focus on what matters to the client and on steps that feel doable between sessions.
How Kathryn works
Her approach combines attachment-based ideas with client-centered care and cognitive behavioral techniques. That means she pays attention to how relationships shape feelings, listens closely to each person's goals, and uses tools to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also integrates dialectical skills for emotion regulation and draws on EMDR methods for processing traumatic memories when appropriate.
Clients can expect a collaborative process. Katie works with each person to set goals and choose strategies that fit their life. Progress often includes learning new ways to cope, improving communication, and reducing symptoms that get in the way of daily functioning.
Katie practices in California as an LMFT. She offers sessions in English and uses a mix of talking, skills practice, and targeted interventions based on the client's needs and pace.
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What Kathryn works with
The areas below are the ones Kathryn 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
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 17 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand why they react a certain way in close relationships and guides work on building safer ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going. It is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and mood symptoms by teaching concrete skills and step-by-step changes. EMDR involves structured processing of traumatic memories to reduce their emotional intensity and the distress they cause when triggered. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, history, and comfort level. Plans are adjusted over time so techniques match what helps most. Online therapy offers flexibility and practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction when meeting in person is hard to arrange. Phone sessions work when a quieter connection or lower bandwidth is better. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients check in between sessions or use shorter, frequent updates rather than longer appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities while still getting support from licensed professionals trained in these approaches.Start online instead of waiting
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