About Katherine
Katherine Estrada is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and relationship struggles. She focuses on practical steps people can use right away and on gentle exploration of past hurts that still affect daily life. She works with clients to build clearer communication and stronger self-regard.
Sessions also address trauma and abuse, feelings of shame or guilt, and patterns like codependency or avoidance.
Background and approach
Katherine pays attention to how attachment and early relationships shape current reactions. Katherine uses a mix of evidence-informed methods to match each person’s needs. That can include cognitive-behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy for emotional regulation.
Her style is warm and client-centered, with an emphasis on collaboration. She helps people set realistic, step-by-step goals and practices to try between sessions. Progress is measured in small, concrete changes that matter day to day.
Based in New York, Katherine brings five years of professional experience to her work as an LMHC. She conducts sessions in English and focuses on meeting people where they are while supporting growth toward a clearer sense of life purpose and better day-to-day functioning.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small actions aligned with those values. It is often useful for anxiety, low mood, and struggles around life purpose. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying new behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression. It is practical and skill-based for day-to-day coping.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Katherine will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. That can mean starting with CBT skills, adding ACT values work, or using emotion regulation tools from DBT as needed. The plan adapts over time based on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video lets people practice communication and see nonverbal cues during sessions. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat or text messaging can be used for brief check-ins, reinforcement of skills, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or mobility challenges.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English