Katie Wood , LCSW

Katie Wood is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with six years of experience in the mental health field. She began her work in mental health while completing an undergraduate degree at Western Kentucky University and continued building clinical experience while working as a Behavioral Health Specialist at a community mental health agency. She completed a Master of Social Work in May 2019 and then moved into full-time clinical practice.

Katie has provided group, individual, and family therapy for adolescents and adults, working with clients across a range of ages and life stages. Her clinical background includes support for anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, grief and loss, and other challenges that affect daily functioning. Many clients who engaged in sustained work with her reported measurable improvements in their everyday functioning through a combination of therapeutic tools and consistent effort.

She draws on a blend of counseling approaches tailored to each person, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Gestalt techniques, Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, solution-focused work, narrative methods, and psychoeducation. Katie emphasizes a compassionate and approachable stance and views a strong therapeutic relationship as the foundation for effective work. She partners with clients to build on strengths and to address the whole of a person’s life - including physical health, relationships, work or school context, and spirituality - when identifying goals and planning treatment.

As an LCSW - a licensed clinical social worker trained to provide clinical assessment and psychotherapy - Katie supports motivated individuals who are ready to engage in growth, vulnerability, and the hard work of change.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Katie Wood uses a client-centered approach that focuses on creating a respectful, empathetic environment where the client's priorities guide the work. This method helps people clarify values, build self-awareness, and make decisions that feel authentic to their lives.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which helps clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. CBT is practical and skills-oriented, and it is often useful for anxiety, depression, and problems that interfere with daily functioning.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques are incorporated when clients need tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT offers structured strategies that can reduce crisis-driven reactions and improve relationship patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Katie collaborates with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies as progress is made. That collaborative exploration helps ensure therapy feels relevant and workable.

Online therapy via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for varied schedules and life demands. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, to meet with licensed professionals when travel or time constraints exist, and to access therapists from different locations while still engaging in focused, goal-oriented work.