About Katherine
Katherine Shockley is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 18 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, grief, addictions, and major life changes. Katherine aims to make sessions practical and straightforward so people can use what they learn right away.
She began her career in neuroscience imaging and research, then returned to graduate school to study mental health and addictions treatment.
Background and approach
That shift brought her into direct patient care, where she has supported a wide range of people. Her background includes work with individuals facing serious and persistent mental illness as well as business professionals seeking coaching and management skill development. In sessions she focuses on helping people identify their strengths and build on them.
Conversations center on clear goals, skill building, and habits that reduce distress. She encourages clients to reframe problems and try small, doable changes between meetings. Katherine tailors each plan to the person in front of her.
She combines practical strategies with steady support so clients can manage daily stressors and pursue longer-term change. Her style is direct but compassionate, aimed at helping people regain control of their routines and priorities. People who choose her often want help with emotion regulation, coping skills, career stress, or recovering from losses and trauma.
She takes a collaborative approach, working with each client to set realistic steps toward greater stability and satisfaction.
Evidence-based techniques and online care
Many people benefit from practical, evidence-based techniques that focus on thinking patterns and behavior. Cognitive approaches help identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with more useful ways of thinking, which can reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. Behavioral strategies emphasize building routines, breaking tasks into smaller steps, and practicing new habits to improve daily functioning.She also uses skills-based training for emotion regulation and coping. These techniques teach concrete tools for managing intense feelings, handling stress, and responding to cravings or impulsive urges. They are often applied to mood disorders, addiction concerns, and ADHD-related challenges where structure and coping strategies matter.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs. That means trying techniques, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations when visual cues help. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging can provide short check-ins, homework support, or flexible communication between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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