About Katie
Katie Smith is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) based in Alabama. She brings five years of experience to her practice and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and ADHD. Katie aims to meet people where they are and create a calm, nonjudgmental space for change.
Her approach centers on honoring each person’s values and choices. Katie uses evidence-based techniques and current research to guide sessions.
How Katie works
She emphasizes practical tools clients can use right away to reduce anxiety and build resilience. Katie draws on both professional experience and lived perspective as a parent of a teen with ADHD. That background informs her understanding of how a diagnosis and tailored plan can change daily life.
She offers straightforward strategies for adults and parents navigating attention differences and related challenges. Beyond attention concerns, Katie works with a range of emotional and behavioral struggles. These include mood disorders, obsessive and compulsive behaviors, codependency, communication and control issues, and the effects of adoption or foster care and attachment concerns.
She also addresses isolation, jealousy, hoarding, and domestic violence-related reactions. Sessions are goal-focused and practical. Katie helps people identify small, achievable steps and build skills that make routines easier.
The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes, so clients leave with clear ideas to try between meetings.
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.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Hoarding
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Alabama |
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Online support options
How evidence-based methods fit into online therapy
Many clients find practical strategies most helpful, so Katie focuses on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that teach skills people can use right away. Cognitive approaches help people notice and change unhelpful thinking patterns that fuel anxiety and low mood; they show how thoughts influence feelings and behavior and offer tools for shifting thought habits. Behavioral strategies focus on small, doable changes in daily routines to reduce avoidance, improve mood, and build structure for those with ADHD or mood disorders.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Katie works with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit their life, and adjust strategies over time. She listens to preferences and feedback and helps decide which techniques feel most useful for day-to-day challenges.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls work well for deeper conversations and skill teaching, phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth or camera use is an issue, live chat can provide brief check-ins, and text-based messaging is useful for short updates or practicing tools between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and keep momentum between appointments.
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