About Katrina
Katrina Carter helps people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to turn next. She welcomes those struggling with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, and depression. Katrina is a licensed marriage and family therapist, LMFT, practicing in California and offering care in English.
She focuses on practical steps people can take right away. Sessions are a place to talk through worries, sort out priorities, and practice new ways of coping.
How Katrina works
Katrina aims to make sessions straightforward and approachable for someone juggling family life, work, and school demands. Her work often centers on what feels painful in relationships and inside oneself. That includes issues like abandonment, attachment patterns, codependency, commitment concerns, and communication problems.
She also supports people dealing with emptiness, guilt, shame, impulsivity, isolation, and questions about life purpose. Katrina has five years of professional experience. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address mood disorders, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, personality-related struggles, and disruptive mood dysregulation challenges.
Her approach balances listening with practical strategies to manage day-to-day stress. People who meet with Katrina can expect a supportive space to try new behaviors and build clearer goals. She encourages small changes that add up over time and helps clients track what works.
If you want a therapist who talks plainly and focuses on usable tools, Katrina may be a good fit.
What Katrina works with
The areas below are the ones Katrina selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Ways therapy methods meet you online
Many of Katrina's sessions use evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on behavior and relationships. One common approach is skills-based work that teaches coping strategies for anxiety, low mood, and impulsivity; this involves practicing new routines, grounding techniques, and step-by-step behavior changes to reduce distress. Another approach centers on understanding attachment and relationship patterns to improve communication and trust; this helps people notice repeated interaction habits and try different responses to feel more connected.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Katrina will work with each person to identify goals, test what feels helpful, and adjust methods over time. She emphasizes clear explanations and practical homework so clients can see what changes help between sessions.
Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and mirrors many in-person sessions. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a session needs to fit during a short break. Text and live chat are useful for quick check-ins, ongoing coaching, or people who prefer writing to speak. These formats make it easier to get consistent care while juggling work, school, and family life.
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