Katherine Peatross, LPC-MHSP

Katherine Peatross is a licensed counselor with thirty years of clinical experience. She focuses on trauma recovery, anxiety and stress management, family dynamics, and parenting concerns. People come to her when life feels overwhelming and they need steady, experienced guidance.

She has long experience supporting people through posttraumatic stress, communication difficulties, and problems around control. She also offers care for those coping with cancer, sleep troubles, and fertility or adoption-related stress. Katherine works with older adults and people who are deaf or hard of hearing, and she has supported individuals with intellectual disabilities.

Her practice emphasizes treatments that have research support. In sessions she helps clients name what is happening, try small changes, and build clearer routines that reduce stress. Conversations aim to be direct and practical so clients can try new strategies between visits.

Katherine pays attention to family patterns and how they affect daily life. She helps people untangle intergenerational issues and improve how they communicate with others in their lives. Parenting concerns are addressed with concrete tools and steps a parent can test right away.

Many people come for help after trauma, and Katherine brings steady, respectful care to that work. She balances skill with warmth and offers the kind of guidance that helps people take the next realistic step toward change.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Many of Katherine's approaches are grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and recovery. For example, treatments that address trauma help people process distressing memories and reduce their impact on daily life by teaching coping skills and gradual exposure to feared situations. Approaches for anxiety and stress teach specific strategies for calming the body, shifting unhelpful thoughts, and building routines that decrease worry.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust the plan over time. Clients and therapist decide together which techniques to prioritize so the work matches personal goals and day-to-day life.

Confirm the specific session options before booking, as formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to schedule appointments around work, medical care, or caregiving responsibilities. It can reduce travel time, allow a shorter check-in when needed, and make it simpler to continue care during transitions. Licensed professionals adapt exercises, worksheets, and skill practice for remote sessions so progress can continue between meetings.