About Katie
Katie Parent is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Connecticut who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. She aims to make therapy clear and approachable so parents and individuals can find practical ways forward. Katie frames her work around healing from past hurts and building healthier day-to-day patterns.
She pays attention to how thoughts, feelings, and the body interact.
How Katie works
Sessions usually include collaborative problem solving, gentle skill practice, and straightforward talk about how symptoms show up in daily life. Her practice pays special attention to issues like abandonment and attachment wounds, body image and eating or food-related concerns, and difficulties with control or impulsivity.
She also supports people facing obsessive thoughts, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and the fallout from sexual assault and abuse. Katie draws on a mix of evidence-based therapeutic techniques and mind-body practices to tailor care to each person. She emphasizes coping skills that can be used between sessions and helps people build a clearer sense of values and life purpose.
People who come to Katie can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental atmosphere and practical steps to reduce symptoms. She works in English and brings ten years of clinical experience to her practice in Connecticut.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Control issues
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Connecticut |
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Online support options
Evidence-informed approaches for online care
Katie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques alongside mind-body practices to help people recover from trauma and reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. One commonly used approach focuses on skills for managing strong emotions and panic symptoms, teaching breathing, grounding, and step-by-step coping strategies to reduce immediate distress. Another strand centers on addressing intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors with structured exercises aimed at changing unhelpful habit patterns and reducing avoidance.Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, daily challenges, and preferences, then try methods that match those needs. Over time they will adjust techniques based on what helps most and what fits the client’s life.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face work when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief coaching, between-session support, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or busy family days.
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