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Katie Thornton, LCSW

  • Experience3 years
  • LocationTexas
  • Focus areasADHD, Family, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Katie

Katie Thornton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Texas who focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship concerns, and ADHD. She brings an empathetic, client-centered attitude and emphasizes collaboration as clients work toward clearer goals and practical changes.

Background and approach

Katie draws on a combination of evidence-informed strategies to support coping with life transitions, stress, addictions, mood disorders, and issues related to intimacy and self-esteem. Her practice integrates cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness, DBT skills, and trauma-informed methods to tailor interventions to each person’s needs.

With three years of professional experience, she approaches therapy with respect for clients’ strengths and lived experience, helping them identify resources and build new coping patterns. Katie also has interest and experience addressing adoption and foster care dynamics, family of origin concerns, communication and commitment challenges, and the emotional impact of loss and post-traumatic stress.

Clients seeking a collaborative therapist for work on parenting, career concerns, LGBT-related matters, or long-standing mood and anxiety symptoms may find her practical, strengths-focused style helpful as they define goals and make stepwise changes.

How Katie Integrates Therapeutic Approaches in Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the client’s expertise about their life and priorities; the therapist listens carefully, validates experience, and helps shape goals based on what matters most to the client. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and mood disorders. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers practical skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can be useful for clients struggling with impulsivity, intense emotions, or relationship conflicts.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and symptom patterns and adapt methods over time rather than relying on a single technique. This collaborative stance helps ensure that interventions align with the client’s values and evolving needs.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it possible to fit sessions into busy or changing schedules. These formats support continuity of care, flexible check-ins, and a range of ways to practice skills between sessions, helping clients access consistent therapeutic support regardless of location.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Katie address?
Katie works with a broad range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, ADHD, stress, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting, and mood disorders.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her approach is client-centered and collaborative, drawing on cognitive behavioral techniques, DBT skills, mindfulness practices, and trauma-informed interventions to help clients set goals and build coping strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Katie has three years of experience working in clinical settings with individuals and families on issues such as trauma, grief, co-occurring concerns, and persistent mood and anxiety symptoms.
Where is Katie licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Texas and holds the TX LCSW 105697 and ME LCSW LC21388 credentials.
Does she offer services in languages other than English or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What formats are available for sessions?
Clients can work with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to scheduling and format availability.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time rather than a per-session fee listed here.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefCoping with life changesADHD

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careBody imageCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Domestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

3+ years

Licensed

Texas, Maine, Washington

Languages

English

What Katie can help with

Katie Thornton works with clients on family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, coping with life changes, and ADHD.

How Katie approaches therapy

Katie's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Katie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Texas.