About Katharine
Katharine Alfs helps people who are worn out by stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. She writes short-term and longer-term plans with each person to build practical coping skills. Katharine uses down-to-earth language so parents and busy adults can follow along.
She is an LMHC and a Licensed Professional Counselor with 44 years of experience in mental health care. Her work often focuses on everyday problems that become hard to handle.
Background and approach
That includes caregiver stress, chronic pain or illness, communication problems, and workplace strain. She also supports people facing divorce, domestic violence, panic attacks, social anxiety, and mood disorders. In sessions she listens first, then helps people map small changes that add up.
She uses techniques from client-centered therapy to follow each person's priorities. Cognitive behavioral strategies are used to spot unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors. Katharine blends tools from dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness to help regulate strong emotions.
Emotionally-focused and narrative approaches are used when relationships and personal stories need attention. Her aim is to give clear, usable tools rather than jargon. People who choose her tend to want steady, experienced guidance and practical steps they can use between sessions.
She works with cultural background in mind and adjusts her pace to each person's needs. Sessions are offered in English and take place with a focus on what will help most right now.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own goals and perspective. The therapist listens closely and follows what matters most to the person, helping them decide next steps and build confidence. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical experiments and routines to change them.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals, preferences, and daily life and then recommend which methods to try first. That choice can change over time as needs shift, and the therapist and client make adjustments together.
Online sessions come in several formats: video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people share thoughts in shorter, written exchanges and can fit into a busy day. These options make it easier to schedule consistent work and to use therapy tools between meetings.
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- Experience
- 44 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Michigan
- Languages
- English