About Katie
Katie Newberry is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in Alabama who helps people facing stress, anxiety, ADHD, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship strain. She keeps sessions relaxed and practical so people can talk honestly and feel heard. Her approach aims to build trust and respect from the first visit.
Katie draws on five years of clinical experience and a broader background supporting people with disabilities. She studied social work at Auburn University and earned a Master of Social Work at the University of Alabama before becoming licensed as an LICSW.
Background and approach
Her style is down-to-earth and person-centered. She uses client-centered methods to follow the person’s lead, and she brings in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness practices to help manage strong emotions and improve coping.
Katie often focuses on clear, practical tools. Sessions may include skill practice, short experiments between meetings, and step-by-step plans for everyday challenges. She helps people prioritize small changes that add up over time.
She also has experience working with people across a wide age range and with varying support needs, including those with intellectual or developmental differences. That background informs how she adapts approaches and pacing to match each person’s strengths and needs. Katie invites people who are ready to start a conversation about their goals.
She emphasizes collaboration and helps people choose strategies that fit their life and schedule.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's priorities. In online sessions this means Katie centers the conversation on what matters most to the client and adapts pacing and goals to fit their needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change patterns. Online CBT often uses short homework tasks and in-session practice to make changes between meetings. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills for strong feelings. Delivered online, DBT skills can be practiced with guided exercises and brief coaching during messages or calls.Finding the best approach is collaborative. Katie will talk with each person about goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust strategies as progress is made. She emphasizes practical tools and checks in regularly to see what helps and what needs to change.
Online therapy offers flexibility and several ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, skill coaching, or when people prefer shorter, written exchanges. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to practice skills in real time.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Alabama
- Languages
- English
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