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Katherine Pennington, LCSW

  • Experience14 years
  • LocationKentucky
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Katherine

Katherine Pennington is an LCSW with 14 years of clinical experience based in Kentucky. She has built a practice focused on helping people work through stress, anxiety, trauma, and major life transitions, and she also lists ADHD among her areas of focus.

Background and approach

Her work emphasizes collaboration and strengths-based support while attending to the real-life impacts of trauma on daily functioning. Clients in her practice explore emotional struggles at a pace that feels manageable, and she guides them toward practical coping strategies and greater emotional regulation.

She often helps people uncover how past experiences contribute to present difficulties such as heightened anxiety, relationship strain, or problems with self-esteem, then addresses those underlying factors with care and steadiness. Her therapeutic stance is grounded in empathy and nonjudgment, aiming to help people rebuild a stronger sense of self and find more effective ways of coping.

Katherine frames treatment as individualized and collaborative, tailoring interventions to each person’s goals, values, and lived experience while drawing on evidence-based therapeutic techniques.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Access



Katherine draws on established therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and rebuild functioning. One approach she uses focuses on trauma-informed strategies that help clients process distressing memories and reduce trauma-related symptoms while moving at a pace that feels safe. Another common element of her work emphasizes anxiety management and coping skills training, which teaches practical tools for emotional regulation, stress reduction, and improved daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She works with each person to identify which techniques best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods over time so the work stays relevant and effective for the individual.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, giving clients flexibility to engage in care from home or elsewhere. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to continue work between appointments, while enabling ongoing access to licensed professionals who can guide recovery and coping.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
Katherine focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, coping with life changes, and ADHD, along with related issues such as substance concerns, dissociation, and communication problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative and strengths-based, offering a supportive, grounding, and nonjudgmental environment where clients explore challenges and develop practical coping strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 14 years of experience working with people facing trauma, anxiety, and life transitions and applies that background to individualized care.
What credentials and location are on record?
She is an LCSW licensed in Kentucky with license number KY LCSW 5138 and practices from Kentucky.
In which language are sessions offered?
Therapy sessions are conducted in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How does pricing work for her services?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseSelf esteemCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

Communication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Experience

14+ years

Licensed

Kentucky

Languages

English