About Katherine
Katherine "Katie" Royer uses a mix of practical, relationship-focused approaches to help people regain balance. She brings 16 years of experience as an LPCC in New Mexico. Katie speaks plainly and keeps sessions grounded so parents can follow along even on a phone screen.
She often blends attachment-based ideas with client-centered listening and cognitive behavioral techniques. That means she pays attention to how relationships shape feelings, listens without judgment, and helps people test new thoughts and habits.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on small, doable steps rather than big, abstract plans. Katie works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and self-esteem struggles. She also helps people facing trauma and abuse, parenting strain, sleep problems, anger, and life transitions.
Additional areas include jealousy and obsessive-compulsive tendencies. The approach is aimed at making everyday life more manageable. In a meeting with Katie, conversation is direct and practical.
She helps clients name patterns, try different responses, and track what changes. Mindfulness tools are used when helpful to calm the body and sharpen awareness. Her style is supportive and straightforward.
She encourages people to set clear goals and to measure progress along the way. Katie focuses on what’s useful in daily life so improvements can be felt between sessions.
Practical therapy methods for online care
Attachment-based therapy looks at how relationships shape emotional responses and trust. In practice this means talking about connection patterns and trying small changes in how people relate to others to reduce fear and isolation.Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and empathy. The therapist follows the person's lead, reflects what is heard, and helps the person clarify goals and values. This approach suits people who need space to tell their story and decide what feels right for them.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It breaks issues into concrete parts and uses short exercises to test new ways of thinking and acting, which can be helpful for anxiety, OCD tendencies, and depression.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Katie will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That process may change over time as progress is tracked and priorities shift.
Online therapy here is offered by licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual cues matter, phone works well for lower bandwidth or hands-free check-ins, and chat or messaging can fit brief check-ins or busy schedules. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while managing family, work, and other commitments.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- New Mexico
- Languages
- English