Katherine "Katie" Farner , LPC

Katherine "Katie" Farner is a licensed professional counselor with nearly two decades of experience. She offers straightforward, practical help for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or life changes. Katie practices in Georgia and uses everyday language to make therapy approachable.

Katie focuses on problems like trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and issues tied to self-esteem. She also supports people dealing with sleep difficulties, bipolar mood challenges, and loneliness. Women’s issues are among the areas she addresses when relevant to a person’s goals.

Her work centers on creating an open space where clients can talk through thoughts and feelings without judgment. Sessions aim to identify concrete steps a person can take between visits. Katie draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide practical change.

With 19 years in the field and licensure as an LPC, Katie combines experience with a calm, steady approach. She explains things plainly and helps people set realistic goals. Many clients come for short-term problem solving, while others build longer-term work on coping skills and emotional insight.

People start by describing what is most urgent to them. From there Katie and the client map out priorities and a plan. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

Evidence-based approaches for online care

Two common evidence-based approaches Katie uses are cognitive-behavioral techniques and trauma-informed methods. Cognitive-behavioral work focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaching practical skills to change them, which helps with anxiety, depression, sleep, and stress. Trauma-informed methods prioritize safety and pacing while helping people process past hurts and reduce symptoms tied to trauma and abuse.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Katie will listen to your concerns, discuss what has helped or not in the past, and try methods that fit your needs and goals. That collaborative process makes it easier to adjust course if something isn't working.

Online therapy offers flexibility and access without needing to travel. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for richer interaction, phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging work well for brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These formats can make regular care easier to fit into a busy life.