About Katherine
Katherine Nies is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, parenting strain, and ADHD-related challenges. She offers a calm, listening presence and works side by side with clients to clarify what matters to them. Sessions focus on practical steps and small changes that fit everyday life.
Her style is straightforward and collaborative. Katherine uses acceptance and commitment approaches alongside mindfulness to help people notice what matters, stay present, and take values-based action.
Background and approach
She also brings a client-centered stance that emphasizes empathic listening and emotional attunement. In session she focuses on concrete goals. That may mean identifying unhelpful habits, practicing new skills, or adjusting daily routines to reduce overwhelm.
Therapy often includes short experiments between appointments so progress can be tracked and adjusted. Katherine has five years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker. She is based in California and draws on several evidence-informed methods to match each person’s needs.
Conversations tend to be warm, practical, and focused on next steps. People seeking support for caregiver stress, attachment concerns, control issues, life-purpose questions, or pregnancy and childbirth topics will find a therapist who listens and helps plan realistic actions. Katherine uses plain language and steady guidance to make therapy understandable and useful.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions tailored to your needs
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take steps that match their values. It can be useful when someone feels overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, or the push-pull of daily responsibilities.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and creating a safe space for people to find their own solutions. That approach is helpful for building self-esteem, clarifying goals, and working through caregiver or attachment concerns.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. Katherine will talk with each person about goals, try strategies together, and adjust the focus based on what is most helpful. The plan evolves from brief experiments and real-world practice rather than fixed rules.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different needs. Video is useful for deeper conversational work, phone sessions can fit into a work break or require less bandwidth, and text or live chat work well for shorter check-ins or when writing thoughts out feels clearer. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting around daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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