About Katie
Katie Wooldridge is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Illinois with five years of experience. She greets new clients warmly and focuses on helping people take the first steps toward positive change. Katie aims to listen carefully and help clients set goals that match their values.
She uses a collaborative, straightforward approach in sessions. Clients talk through thoughts, feelings, and behaviors while they learn practical strategies. Katie encourages people to build on strengths and take small, achievable steps toward goals.
How Katie works
Common concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes. She also supports people struggling with self-esteem, body image, communication problems, career decisions, and social anxiety and phobia. Katie draws on client-centered methods to center the person's perspective.
She incorporates motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change. Solution-focused techniques are used to set clear, short-term goals and track progress. Sessions are offered in English and are available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Getting started involves completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling according to therapist availability. Costs vary with location and a subscription can be canceled at any time.
Katie lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
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
- Grief
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Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
Approaches That Guide Online Sessions
Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's own experience and priorities. In this approach the therapist listens deeply and follows the client's lead to help clarify values and goals. It works well for people who want a respectful, paced space to explore what matters to them.Motivational Interviewing focuses on helping a person find personal reasons to change. The therapist uses gentle questions and reflections to surface ambivalence and strengthen motivation for steps like behavior changes or difficult decisions. This method is often useful when someone feels stuck or unsure about next steps.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences and suggest ways of working that fit. Plans can be adjusted as progress is made so the approach stays practical and aligned with what the person wants.
Online formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat can suit short check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options provide flexibility so clients can pick what works best for timing, concentration, and comfort.
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A practical next step
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