- Client-centered approach
- Practical coping skills
- Respectful listening
About Katharine
Katharine Alfs offers calm, steady support for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. She focuses on practical skills and steady encouragement so people can handle daily demands and grow stronger over time.
She has 44 years of experience as a licensed mental health counselor and a licensed professional counselor. That depth of practice shapes a patient, respectful style. Sessions emphasize listening first, then offering tools that match what each person needs.
Katharine uses client-centered ideas to keep the person’s goals at the heart of the work. She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy techniques to teach coping skills and manage intense feelings. Mindfulness and emotionally-focused ideas are used when they help someone stay present or strengthen emotional understanding.
Her approach is straightforward and down-to-earth. She helps people learn breathing and grounding techniques, rethink unhelpful thoughts, and practice different ways of reacting under stress. Conversations also cover communication skills and strategies for dealing with chronic illness or caregiver strain.
Her work pays attention to culture and background when that matters to a person’s healing. People who want clear, steady guidance and practical tools for everyday life will find her style direct but compassionate. Reach out through the platform to begin the short matching questionnaire and schedule a session.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered work places the person’s concerns and goals at the center of each session. This means the therapist focuses on listening, reflecting, and adapting the work to what matters most to the individual. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches practical steps to change patterns that cause distress. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, adds clear skills for tolerating distress, managing intense emotions, and improving interpersonal effectiveness.Finding the right approach is part of the early work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose which methods fit the goals, preferences, and the kinds of problems being addressed. Sessions can blend these approaches so the plan evolves from session to session rather than sticking to a single method.
The therapist’s biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit care into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, allow for brief check-ins when needed, and let people use quieter surroundings or lower-bandwidth connections when those are helpful. Licensed professionals can tailor session pacing and tools to work well in remote formats while focusing on practical skills and steady support.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
44+ years
Listed in
Florida, Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Katharine help people with?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and workplace or communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style centers on the person’s goals and priorities with active listening and practical skill building. Techniques include helping people change unhelpful thoughts, manage strong emotions, and practice mindfulness.
How long has she been practicing?
She brings 44 years of clinical experience to her work, which informs a steady and experienced approach in sessions.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and practices in Florida under those licensures.
Which languages are offered and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking through the platform.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with Katharine?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.