Katharine St. Aubin , LMSW

Katharine St. Aubin is a licensed master social worker with ten years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions. Katharine emphasizes strengths and practical steps so people can move toward goals that matter to them.

Katharine approaches sessions as a partnership. She listens closely and uses evidence-informed tools to help people build coping skills and make changes that feel doable. Her work often includes mindfulness and behavior-based strategies to reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning.

Many people come to her for help with self-esteem, motivation, and relationship concerns. She also supports those dealing with addiction, compassion fatigue, postpartum and seasonal mood changes, and caregiving stress. Women’s issues and challenges faced by young adults are part of her focus areas.

In sessions she blends acceptance and commitment ideas with cognitive-behavioral techniques and client-centered listening. That mix helps people clarify values, notice unhelpful thinking patterns, and practice new skills between visits. Katharine keeps language simple and goals practical so progress is easier to see.

She offers video, phone, live chat, and text-based sessions for people in Michigan who prefer virtual care. To begin, she asks a few questions about priorities and works with each person to set clear, manageable steps forward.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters to them and take steps toward those values, even when emotions are strong. It focuses on actions that build a meaningful life instead of only trying to change feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical strategies to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior. Mindfulness Therapy encourages present-moment awareness and simple practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Katharine will collaborate with each person to identify what fits best based on goals, preferences, and how they respond to different strategies. She adjusts techniques over time so sessions stay useful and focused on progress.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people have face-to-face conversations and practice skills together. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when being on camera is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, homework prompts, and ongoing coaching between longer sessions. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care around work, family, and other commitments.