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LPC

Katherine Shockley, LPC

  • Experience18 years
  • LocationNew Jersey
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Addictions
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Katherine

Katherine Shockley brings a pragmatic, strengths-focused approach for people seeking help with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, ADHD, and related life challenges. She centers care on each person's unique situation and builds treatment plans tailored to present concerns and individual resources.

Background and approach

Clients can expect guidance aimed at identifying and applying their existing resilience to manage symptoms and regain direction in work, relationships, and daily life. Before moving into clinical work, Katherine spent two decades in neuroscience imaging and research, then completed graduate training in mental health and addictions to transition into direct patient care.

Her background includes work with a broad range of clients, from those with serious and persistent mental illness to business professionals engaged in life coaching and executive management training.

With 18 years of experience as a licensed professional counselor, she blends practical insight with evidence-based methods to help people cope with life changes, trauma, compassion fatigue, and challenges related to self-esteem and interpersonal functioning.

Practical therapeutic approaches for online care

Many clients come seeking help for anxiety, depression, addiction, ADHD, or grief, and Katherine uses evidence-based techniques that focus on skill-building and applied coping. She often draws on cognitive-based methods that help people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and reframe them to reduce distress and improve decision making. She also uses behavioral strategies that target habits and routines, supporting clients to develop practical changes in daily life that reduce symptoms and increase functioning.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative and unfolds over time. The therapist will work with each person to explore goals, preferences, and responses to different techniques, adjusting the plan as progress and life circumstances evolve. This means treatment is individualized rather than one-size-fits-all, and clients are active partners in shaping what works best for them.

Online sessions via video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to access licensed professionals from different locations. These options provide flexibility for ongoing skill practice, check-ins between sessions, and continuity of care for people managing work, travel, or other commitments.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Katherine address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, ADHD, and a wide array of related concerns such as trauma, anger, career issues, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style emphasizes evidence-based talk therapy and practical skills aimed at building on a client's existing strengths and resilience to manage symptoms and life transitions.
How long has she practiced clinically?
She has 18 years of experience as a licensed professional counselor following graduate training in mental health and addictions and a prior career in neuroscience research.
Where is she licensed and based?
She practices as an LPC licensed in New Jersey with licence number NJ LPC 37PC00597100 and is based in New Jersey.
Can she work with clients who live outside the United States?
Yes, she accepts international clients and conducts sessions with English-speaking clients from other countries.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsGriefSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHearing impairedHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

18+ years

Licensed

New Jersey

Languages

English

What Katherine can help with

Katherine Shockley works with clients on stress and anxiety, addictions, grief, self esteem, and coping with life changes.

Katherine works with those with serious and persistent mental illness and business professionals.

Experience and training

Katherine is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in New Jersey, with 18 years of clinical experience.