About Kathryn
Kathryn Sims is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in South Dakota who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and issues with self-esteem and motivation. She also supports clients facing addiction, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stresses, career changes, and ADHD-related challenges. Sessions are offered in English and American Sign Language.
Kathryn takes a respectful and compassionate approach in sessions. She listens first, then tailors conversations and plans to each person's needs.
Background and approach
Her style is straightforward and practical, focusing on steps a person can try between meetings. She uses methods drawn from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. That mix helps with thinking patterns, emotional regulation, coping skills, and finding personal motivation.
Over eight years of clinical experience inform her work. Kathryn aims to empower people to make changes at their own pace and to build skills that fit daily life. She frames therapy as a partnership rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription.
People who choose Kathryn can expect clear talk about goals and practical exercises to practice between sessions. She adapts pace and focus as needs shift, whether someone is facing a sudden life change or longer-term struggles. The emphasis is on realistic steps that lead toward greater stability and self-understanding.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person in front of the therapist. It helps when someone needs a respectful space to sort thoughts and decide what they want to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches simple tools to shift unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.Kathryn will work with each person to find the right approach. She treats the choice of methods as a collaborative process and adjusts plans based on needs, goals, and personal preferences. That means trying things out, reviewing what helps, and making changes together over time.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people speak face to face when visual cues help. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is low or a quick check-in fits a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter, on-the-go exchanges and written reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to keep consistency and practice skills in day-to-day life.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Hearing impaired
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- South Dakota
- Languages
- English, American Sign Language