About Katie
Katie Smith is a licensed social worker in Michigan who offers straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low confidence, or relationship strain. She speaks plainly and helps clients talk through tough feelings and daily challenges. She welcomes conversations about ADHD and how it shows up in day-to-day life.
With five years of clinical experience, Katie focuses on building a calm, nonjudgmental space for each person. Sessions center on practical steps - small changes that add up over time.
Background and approach
She helps clients notice patterns, set manageable goals, and try new ways of handling difficult moments. Katie has worked with people dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, and depression. She also supports those facing eating concerns, anger, and parenting or family stress.
Additional areas of focus include adoption and foster care questions, obsessive thoughts, panic attacks, postpartum mood changes, pregnancy and childbirth, women’s health issues, and challenges common to young adults. Her approach is collaborative: she listens first, then helps people choose what to try next.
That might mean short-term strategies for anxiety, planning steps to improve self-esteem, or pacing work through a painful life event. Katie aims to make therapy useful and suited to each person’s life. Sessions are offered in English and delivered through multiple online formats.
Katie encourages people to take the small first step of asking for help when they are ready.
Evidence-based techniques and flexible online care
Many people find short-term, practical techniques helpful for anxiety and ADHD-related struggles. Cognitive strategies help by identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new, more useful thoughts; these methods are often used to reduce worry and improve focus. Skill-building exercises teach concrete habits for managing stress, organizing tasks, and handling intense emotions so daily life feels more manageable.Finding the right way to work together is a collaborative process. The therapist listens to your goals, tries different approaches, and adjusts plans based on what helps you progress. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques fit best for current concerns and lifestyle needs.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let conversations feel most like an in-person visit while fitting into busy schedules. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when being on camera is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing tracking between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to keep continuity of care and try strategies in real time as life unfolds.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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