- Person-centered focus
- Practical behavior change
- Sleep and rest support
About Katherine
Katherine Simmons is an Ohio licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) with 20 years of experience. She centers sessions on the person in front of her and focuses on practical change. Her work includes addressing sleeping concerns alongside anxiety, depression, trauma, and substance use issues.
Katherine takes a whole-person view when planning care. She helps people notice and shift unhelpful thoughts, find motivation, and adjust behaviors that get in the way of rest and daily functioning. Sessions aim to be respectful and nonjudgmental so people can speak honestly about what keeps them from sleeping or feeling well.
Her style is person-centered, which means the client’s goals guide the work. She draws on cognitive behavioral methods to identify patterns that affect mood and sleep. Mindfulness practices are offered to reduce arousal and support better evenings.
Katherine also uses motivational interviewing techniques to help with change when people feel stuck. Psychodynamic ideas about relationships and history inform deeper conversations about recurring patterns that disturb mood and rest.
She has supported people through grief, anger, parenting stress, ADHD symptoms, and long-term health challenges that disrupt sleep. Katherine encourages small, doable steps and helps people build on strengths to regain steadier sleep and daily balance.
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Katherine commonly draws on client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy. Client-centered work focuses on listening and following each person's goals, helping people describe what they want to change about sleep or daily stress. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at how thoughts, routines, and behaviors affect mood and sleep, and uses practical steps to shift those patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Katherine will collaborate with each person to choose or adapt methods based on their goals, day-to-day schedule, and what feels helpful. This may mean trying brief behavioral experiments for sleep or adding mindfulness practice if nighttime worry is strong.
Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking, since formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue steady work on sleep habits and coping skills from wherever they are, while the therapist and client adjust the plan together.
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Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns are addressed?
Katherine works with a wide range of issues including sleeping problems, anxiety, depression, trauma, substance use, parenting stress, relationship and family concerns, grief, self-esteem, and ADHD.
How does she approach therapy?
The approach is person-centered and collaborative. Techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and psychodynamic ideas are used to help people change thoughts, behaviors, and emotional responses.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of professional experience working with people on mood, trauma, addiction, and sleep-related problems.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LPCC credential and practices in Ohio as an Ohio LPCC.
Which languages are offered and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific session formats.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist scheduling. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with this therapist?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.