Katharine Alfs , LMHC, LPC

Katharine Alfs is a licensed therapist who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and big life changes. She combines steady support with practical tools so people can get through hard moments and make clearer choices for daily life. Her warm style aims to make conversations feel calm and straightforward for someone looking for help.

With 44 years of experience, she draws on a range of well-known approaches to match what each person needs. Sessions often include skills for managing strong emotions, ways to rethink upsetting thoughts, and mindfulness practices to slow things down. Conversations also address practical issues such as workplace stress, caregiver strain, chronic health concerns, and communication struggles.

Katharine pays attention to each person's cultural background and life story. That means she listens for what matters most to the individual and adjusts the pace and focus of sessions accordingly. She aims to help people build realistic strategies they can use between meetings.

Her training and credentials include Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor, listed as LMHC and LPC. She practices in Florida and holds the state licensure shown as FL LMHC and MI LPC. Sessions are conducted in English.

People working through divorce, domestic violence aftermath, panic or social anxiety, or ongoing mood disorders can find practical coping steps and steady support. The work is collaborative, with clear goals and ways to measure progress over time.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what the person says, helping them find their own solutions and move at a comfortable pace. This approach is useful for issues like low self-esteem, life transitions, and grief where empathy and understanding matter most.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches specific ways to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It often involves short exercises and practical homework, which work well in video or messaging sessions for people dealing with anxiety, depression, or panic attacks.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. Skills training and brief coaching can be delivered through phone or text check-ins to reinforce new habits between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and daily routine, and she adjusts plans as progress unfolds.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, giving flexibility for different days and energy levels. Video is useful for full conversations and visual connection, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, chat can be a quick check-in, and messaging supports brief coaching or notes between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while still using the same therapeutic tools and structure.