About Katia
Katia Gilliam is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Georgia with more than two decades of experience in mental health and social services. She brings practical, down-to-earth support to people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship troubles, and life changes. Katia speaks English and Portuguese and works with clients both in the U.S. and internationally.
She has worked in many settings over 22 years, including independent practice, crisis intervention, school programs, community clinics, detention centers, residential treatment, and social service agencies.
Background and approach
That background gives her a wide view of how problems show up in daily life and what practical steps help most. Katia keeps sessions straightforward and goal-focused. She uses tools from well-researched therapies such as cognitive behavioral strategies and skills drawn from dialectical behavior approaches, together with mindfulness practices.
Sessions focus on clear actions people can try between meetings. Her style is warm and nonjudgmental. She meets people where they are and helps them find manageable, realistic steps forward.
She also offers coaching-style support for career and life-purpose concerns when that fits the client’s goals. Outside of work she values family time and travel, which she says helps her stay grounded. To start working with Katia, viewers can follow the platform’s matching steps to connect and schedule a first session.
Practical approaches and online therapy options
Katia uses evidence-based techniques that focus on thinking, behavior, and emotional regulation. Cognitive behavioral strategies help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of behaving to reduce anxiety and low mood. Dialectical behavior skills teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication to manage intense feelings and relationship strain. Mindfulness practices add brief exercises to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to weigh goals, strengths, and daily demands, then adapt methods to fit what feels most useful. That means trying tools, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the plan over time together.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual cues and a fuller conversation matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text allow quick check-ins, written reflections, and flexible timing. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into work, parenting, or travel schedules while keeping therapy practical and consistent.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Eating disorders
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English, Portuguese