About Katie
Katie Parent is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns. She speaks plainly and aims to make sessions feel approachable for someone who is worried and pressed for time. Katie blends practical mind-body ideas with evidence-based approaches.
In sessions she focuses on simple skills you can use between meetings. Conversations often include breathing, grounding, and ways to notice patterns that keep problems repeating.
Background and approach
She brings ten years of experience to her work and holds a New York LCSW (NY LCSW 097270) and a Connecticut LCSW (CT LCSW 15444). That background informs how she thinks about stress responses and recovery from painful events. Katie creates an inclusive, respectful space for people of all gender identities.
She concentrates on helping individuals recover from sexual assault and abuse, work through attachment and abandonment concerns, and cope with panic, obsessive thoughts, or body image struggles. Sessions are collaborative. Katie helps clients set small goals and practices that feel doable.
She checks in about what is and isn’t working and adjusts the plan as needed. People who choose her often want clear tools and steady support for everyday life. Katie focuses on coping skills, understanding emotional triggers, and rebuilding a sense of calm and self-compassion.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Katie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that combine practical skills with attention to the body. One common approach focuses on grounding and breathwork to calm intense anxiety or panic; it teaches short exercises you can use during a wave of strong emotion. Another approach emphasizes noticing and changing repetitive thoughts and behaviors, which helps with obsessive thinking, worry, and patterns that feed depression.Finding the right approach is part of the work and is done together. The therapist and client set goals, try techniques, and check what helps most. Katie adjusts methods based on needs, preferences, and how someone responds over time so the plan fits the person's life.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule. Video calls let you meet face to face from wherever you are, phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging work well for quick check-ins or shorter, goal-focused interactions. These formats provide flexibility for regular contact and continued practice between meetings, helping skills stick over time.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Control issues
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Connecticut, New York
- Languages
- English