Katherine Oakenshield, LMFT

Katherine goes by she/they and practices in Arizona as an AZ LMFT. Katherine focuses on improving communication and rebuilding trust.

Sessions often include talking about attachment patterns, everyday reactions, and ways to change unhelpful behavior. She also supports people who want coaching for life purpose, career direction, or self-esteem.

Katherine has a particular knowledge of LGBT concerns, kink and BDSM culture, non-monogamous relationships, and gender dysphoria. She brings that background into work on sexual health, body image, and intimacy-related challenges.

She talks plainly about boundaries, consent, and negotiation in relationships. Her approach blends Attachment-Based ideas, Client-Centered listening, Cognitive Behavioral tools, and Emotionally-Focused or Gottman-informed methods when helpful.

That mix lets sessions shift from emotional processing to concrete skill practice. Katherine aims for a balance between feeling understood and making real changes.

In session she keeps language simple and practical. She helps clients set small goals, notices patterns together, and offers exercises to try between meetings.

Katherine has four years of clinical experience and structures work around each person’s needs. People who choose her often want frank conversation, a nonjudgmental stance on sexuality, and help turning insight into action.

She works with adults and young adults on relationship, identity, and emotional concerns.