Katharine Childress , LPC

Katharine Childress is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 25 years of experience helping people reduce stress and manage anxiety. She focuses on practical change and supports clients facing relationship strain, parenting stress, mood concerns, grief, addiction, and life transitions. She works with individuals who want clearer thinking and steadier emotional responses.

Her approach centers on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, paired with a client-centered attitude. Sessions emphasize small, achievable steps. Katharine helps clients notice unhelpful patterns and try different responses in everyday life.

She uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing to strengthen awareness and build motivation for change. These methods are used to address sleep problems, anger, self-esteem issues, and intimacy-related concerns. Her work also covers adoption and foster care matters, blended family challenges, and caregiver stress.

Katharine has worked in group homes, outpatient settings, and crisis situations over her career. That background informs a steady, practical way of planning progress and coping strategies. She aims to make goals manageable so clients experience early success.

Sessions are offered in English and conducted online by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. She practices in Arizona and brings a calm, problem-focused style that is suited to people seeking clear steps and emotional regulation skills.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting ruled by them, then take action based on personal values; it can help with anxiety, depression, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like panic, mood swings, and sleep disruption. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that support emotional regulation and reduce reactivity in daily life.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped in the past. Together they try methods, track what works, and adjust plans so the approach fits the client's needs and pace.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to add flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions and use brief coaching tools during busy days. These options make it simpler to fit work on coping skills and mindfulness practices into a real schedule.