About Katherine
Katherine (Kate) Schenk is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania. She uses a client-centered approach to help people who are struggling with anxiety, depression, phobias, addiction, and other life challenges. Kate aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk through what feels hard and set realistic goals.
With four years of clinical experience, she has worked in settings that include rehabilitation and community services. That background informs how she helps people manage stress, adjust after injury or trauma, and cope with major life changes.
Background and approach
She draws on practical methods to support recovery rather than relying on labels or jargon. Kate blends several approaches to fit each person’s needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new behaviors.
Mindfulness and Narrative Therapy help people slow down, reflect, and reframe difficult stories about themselves. In sessions she focuses on clear, achievable steps. People may work on coping skills for panic or phobias, strategies for mood management, or plans to reduce harmful behaviors.
Conversations are guided by the client’s goals and paced to what feels doable. Kate offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Sessions are arranged through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, phobias, and coping with life changes by focusing on what matters most rather than trying to eliminate discomfort. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and uses practical steps to change patterns that keep problems going. That approach is often used for anxiety, depression, phobias, and obsessive thoughts. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, listening stance where the therapist follows the client's lead and helps them find their own solutions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels useful, and then try methods that fit. This is a collaborative process that can shift over time as needs change.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow fuller face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging provide short, ongoing support between sessions and can fit into busy days. Together these options make it easier to fit therapy into real-life schedules and different comfort levels.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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