- Brainspotting method
- Guilt and shame work
- Compassion fatigue focus
About Katherine
Katherine Stratton is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with five years of experience. She works with adults who are coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and compassion fatigue. Katherine also addresses issues related to guilt and shame alongside concerns like codependency and family of origin struggles.
She keeps sessions focused and direct. Katherine uses approaches grounded in evidence to help people talk through painful memories and overwhelming feelings. She mentions Brainspotting as a method she has trained in to help untangle the thoughts and memories that keep someone stuck.
In sessions she tends to notice how past events and current responsibilities interact. That could mean looking at family of origin patterns, grief that hasn’t eased, or the burnout that comes from caregiving roles and first responder work. She also helps people facing adoption and foster care questions, aging and geriatric changes, and issues like hoarding or dissociation.
Katherine frames forgiveness, guilt, and shame as feelings to be understood rather than problems to fix instantly. She works with people to name what they are carrying and to try different strategies for shifting those patterns. Sessions are practical and conversational, with attention to what feels most useful in day-to-day life.
People who choose her often want a clinician who uses clear, evidence-based techniques and who will help them sort through painful memories and hard decisions. She offers services in English and practices in California.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Evidence-based techniques are central to her work. One approach she uses is Brainspotting, which locates eye positions that may link to stored emotional material and helps the brain process difficult memories. This can help with trauma reactions, shame, and feelings that feel frozen in the body.A second general approach is focused talk work that links past events to present patterns. That means looking at how family background, caregiving strain, or losses shape current anxiety and guilt, and then trying concrete ways to interrupt those patterns in daily life.
Finding what fits is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods make sense given a person’s goals and preferences, and she will adjust the plan as sessions reveal what helps most.
The biography does not specify which online session formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. Licensed professionals often tailor session length and pacing to match what a client needs in their day-to-day life.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
Katherine works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses related concerns such as guilt and shame, codependency, and family of origin issues.
How does she approach therapy?
She uses evidence-based techniques and conversational sessions to help people talk through painful memories and current challenges. Brainspotting is one specific method she uses to help untangle stuck thoughts and memories.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of clinical experience working with adults on mood, trauma, grief, and stress-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, California LMFT, and practices in California.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are offered.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing the short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.