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Katherine Bolton, LCSW

  • Experience6 years
  • LocationIllinois
  • Focus areasADHD, Addictions, and LGBT
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Katherine

Katherine Bolton is an LCSW practicing in Illinois with six years of clinical experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, grief, and related concerns.

Background and approach

She frames her work around helping clients notice patterns that contribute to emotional pain and practical difficulties, and she draws on evidence-informed approaches to help people develop clearer coping strategies and stronger emotional regulation. Her profile lists ADHD among her focus areas alongside mood, relationship, and substance-related concerns.

Her style centers on creating an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can name difficult feelings and explore what they want to change. Sessions emphasize collaboration, practical tools, and skills-building drawn from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches as well as attachment-based perspectives when relational patterns are relevant.

Katherine aims to support clients through life transitions and complicated losses while attending to how stress, identity, and interpersonal dynamics interact to shape wellbeing.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care



Katherine integrates cognitive behavioral strategies with attachment-based perspectives to support clients online. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering practical tools for managing anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and ADHD-related challenges. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early and current relationship patterns influence emotions and behavior, which can help when dealing with relationship difficulties, communication problems, or long-standing family issues.

Determining the right approach is collaborative. Katherine works with clients to clarify goals, preferences, and the specific issues they bring, then adapts techniques from these approaches to fit each person’s needs. This partnership helps tailor interventions that feel relevant and workable for daily life.

Online sessions make this work accessible through multiple formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options provide flexibility for scheduling, allow for continuity of care across busy routines, and let clients choose the mode of communication that best supports their comfort and engagement in therapy.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Katherine address?
She works with a range of issues including addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anxiety, stress, ADHD, relationship and family problems, sleep difficulties, and related concerns listed in her profile.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach emphasizes a nonjudgmental, collaborative relationship and uses practical skills and exploration of patterns to help clients make changes and cope more effectively.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She holds an LCSW credential and has six years of professional experience working with clients on mood, trauma, addiction, grief, and other challenges.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is licensed in Illinois as an LCSW with licence number IL LCSW 149024683 and provides services consistent with that credential and location.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients can work with her through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to the listed options.
How does billing and cost work for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy with Katherine?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseGriefDepression

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSleeping disordersSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

Illinois

Languages

English