Dr. Katharine Clarke , CA Psychologist PSY14015

Dr. Katharine Clarke is a California psychologist with 38 years of professional experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship challenges, family concerns, and grief. She approaches work with a steady, respectful style that helps people feel heard and understood.

Her practice emphasizes collaboration. She treats each person as the expert on their life and builds on existing strengths. Sessions are practical and focused on what someone wants to change or manage in daily life.

Dr. Clarke has long experience helping people navigate patterns that keep recurring. That includes attachment problems, codependency, communication difficulties, and issues around control. She also supports people facing caregiver strain, chronic illness or pain, and the complicated feelings that can follow divorce or separation.

Addiction and substance concerns are part of her work, along with grief, isolation, impulsivity, and family of origin difficulties. She listens for the links between those struggles and current relationships, then helps clients try different ways of responding. Her goal is to help people find clearer choices and reduce what gets in the way of their day-to-day functioning.

Dr. Clarke offers sessions in English and practices across a range of formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

Evidence-based approaches and online care

Dr. Clarke uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people change unhelpful patterns and manage strong emotions. One common approach she relies on focuses on identifying the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior so clients can test small changes and see practical results; this is useful for anxiety, impulsivity, and everyday stress. Another frequently used approach centers on relationships and attachment - it helps people understand how early patterns affect current bonds and teaches clearer communication for family and relationship issues.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, history, and preferences, then suggest ways to proceed. Treatment plans are adjusted over time based on what is working and what needs to change, keeping the client involved in each step.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for deeper conversations and visual connection. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day and need less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging allow quick check-ins or shorter exchanges between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or medical schedules while keeping continuity of care.