- Trauma informed
- Mind-body focus
- Evidence-based techniques
About Katie
Katie Parent is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) with ten years of clinical experience based in Connecticut. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. She also focuses on issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, body image, eating and food-related issues, guilt and shame, and recovery after sexual assault or abuse.
Katie describes her practice as trauma-informed and uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Sessions are practical and grounded. She helps people notice how thoughts, body responses, and behavior connect, then tries different ways to reduce distress and increase choice in everyday moments.
She supports work on past hurt and on current problems that keep repeating. That can mean talking through painful memories, building skills for anxiety and panic, addressing obsessive thoughts or compulsions, or working on how money or control issues affect daily life. She also helps people consider forgiveness, self-love, and life purpose when those topics come up.
Katie welcomes people of all gender identities and attends to both mental and physical health factors that influence mood and functioning. Her approach is practical rather than theoretical. She prefers clear steps and tools alongside processing hard feelings.
To begin, readers should confirm current session options before booking. The practice uses a subscription payment model that can be canceled at any time, and the first step is completing a short matching questionnaire to schedule an initial session.
Evidence-based approaches and online sessions
Katie emphasizes evidence-based therapeutic techniques that combine talk work with practical skills. One common strand is trauma-informed work, which helps people notice how certain memories or triggers set off intense feelings and bodily reactions and then practices ways to respond differently. Another common thread is mind-body oriented techniques that link breath, movement, or grounding practices with thinking patterns to reduce anxiety and panic and improve focus.Figuring out which approaches fit best is part of the work. Katie treats finding the right method as a collaborative process. She will help you try different tools, reflect on what helps, and adjust the focus based on your goals and preferences.
Confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific online options. Generally, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow a shorter check-in when needed, and remove travel time so sessions can occur between obligations. If having sessions without video, or arranging shorter check-ins, is important, mention that in the matching questionnaire so options can be discussed when scheduling.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Connecticut, New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Katie works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, self-esteem concerns, and depression. She also addresses guilt and shame and related topics like body image and eating issues.
How would she approach shame or guilt?
She uses a trauma-informed, evidence-based approach that links thoughts, body reactions, and behavior. The work typically combines talking about the experience with practical tools to reduce intense reactions.
What is her clinical background?
She holds a Master level clinical social work license and has ten years of experience working with adults on trauma, mood, and anxiety issues.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
Katie is an LCSW licensed in New York and Connecticut and lists Connecticut as her location for practice.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and the practice uses a subscription payment model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling the initial session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.