- Years in practice
- 7
- Credentials
- LCSW, LSCSW
- Licensed in
- Kansas, Missouri
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Katie
Katie Light is a licensed clinical social worker who brings seven years of hands-on experience to her practice. She holds LCSW and LSCSW credentials and is based in Kansas. Katie focuses on practical support and clear steps that make therapy feel approachable for busy parents.
She frames sessions around each person's strengths and goals. Katie has worked in psychiatric hospitals, community mental health centers, outpatient addiction programs, domestic violence advocacy, and group homes.
Background and approach
That range shaped a flexible style comfortable with complex concerns like trauma, mood shifts, and substance use. In sessions she combines several approaches rather than using only one method. Katie commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotion regulation and acceptance and commitment therapy to help people move toward a value-driven life. Trauma work is a central focus. Katie uses eye movement desensitization and reprocessing where appropriate and pairs that with grounding, mindfulness, and practical coping plans.
She helps people notice how trauma shows up day-to-day and then build small, doable changes. Parents often seek her help for stress, sleep disruption, mood struggles, and relationship strain tied to parenting roles. Katie’s language is plain and direct, and she prioritizes clear tools you can use between sessions.
Her goal is to make progress feel steady and realistic for people juggling family and work demands.
What Katie works with
Everything Katie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Katie helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Katie lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Katie’s Therapies Translate to Online Care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values while tolerating hard emotions. It is useful for stress, life transitions, parenting strain, and mood concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing thought and behavior patterns that fuel anxiety or depression; it often includes homework and clear skill practice between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving communication, and reducing impulsive reactions, which can help with anger, relationship strain, and mood swings.Katie treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She will discuss options with each person and try methods that match their needs and goals. Together they choose what to focus on, whether that means short-term coping tools, trauma-focused work, or skill-building for everyday parenting challenges.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video calls let people use body language and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and chat or texting can suit quick updates or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while juggling family and work.
Questions people ask about Katie
What concerns does Katie commonly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, bipolar mood concerns, sleep problems, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, and related areas like grief and career stress.
How would you describe her approach in sessions?
Sessions are practical and skills-focused, combining methods like cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and EMDR when helpful. The style emphasizes short-term tools and longer-term coping strategies.
What is her background and experience?
Katie has seven years of experience working as a social worker, therapist, case manager, and client advocate across hospitals, community mental health, addiction treatment, domestic violence advocacy, and group homes.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LCSW and LSCSW credentials and practices in Kansas, with prior work experience in Missouri noted in her background.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What formats are available for sessions?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Katie?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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