About Katherine
Katherine "Kate" McDonald offers calm, direct support for people coping with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, and mood concerns. She writes in plain language, listens closely, and helps clients set practical steps toward clearer routines and better coping. Kate is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with 13 years of experience.
Kate aims to meet people where they are and to build a working plan together.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what feels most urgent for the client, whether that is managing intense emotions, handling relationship strain, or reducing substance use. She draws on tools that teach new skills and strengthen day-to-day habits. Her background includes a Master’s degree in Forensic Psychology from the University of Denver and long experience in community mental health.
She has worked with adolescents and adults from many backgrounds and has spent a portion of her career focused on addiction and trauma. In session Kate commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral strategies, and mindfulness techniques to help people notice patterns and try small changes. She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when emotional regulation is a primary concern.
The work is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. Outside of clinical work she enjoys being outdoors, knitting, and bullet journaling. She sees therapy as a practical partnership to reduce distress and improve daily life.
Therapeutic approaches and flexible online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on values and committed action. It helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and still move toward what matters, useful for depression, anxiety, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical tools to shift unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, mood disorders, and sleep troubles. Mindfulness-based techniques are used to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity, supporting stress management and emotional regulation.Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Kate will listen to your goals, try techniques together, and adjust the plan based on what helps. The work is paced to fit the client's needs, and choices about skills or homework are made together.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more accessible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and shared screen tools, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or messaging work well for brief check-ins or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options let people fit therapy around work, family, or travel while keeping continuity of care with a licensed professional.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Colorado, Minnesota, Nebraska
- Languages
- English