About Kathryn
Kathryn (Katie) Mason helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship struggles. She welcomes conversations about grief, parenting pressures, work strain, identity concerns, addictions, and problems with self-esteem or intimacy.
Background and approach
Katie is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 17 years of clinical experience in California. Her approach is straightforward and person-focused.
Sessions start by listening to what matters most to the client. She invites clear, honest talk about feelings, behaviors, and patterns that get in the way of daily life.
Katie uses practical tools alongside deeper exploration. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Attachment-based ideas get used when patterns from past relationships affect current ones. When trauma is a concern, Katie can integrate EMDR-informed methods to help process distressing memories.
She also uses skills from dialectical behavior therapy for managing intense emotions and improving emotional regulation. Sessions can be brief and skills-focused or slower and exploratory, depending on what a person needs.
Katie aims to make therapy useful for everyday struggles and major life changes alike. People can expect a calm, nonjudgmental tone.
Katie works with each person to set clear goals and practical steps. Her style is collaborative - she helps clients try things in session and check what works in real life.
How Katie’s approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationship patterns affect current connections and emotional responses; this helps when people struggle with trust, abandonment fears, or communication problems. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and building a nonjudgmental space so clients can explore their feelings at their own pace; it suits people who need time to find their own direction. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change behaviors that cause problems.Choosing the best approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Sessions can mix methods over time so the work stays aligned with changing needs and progress.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging offer quick ways to reflect between sessions or to check in when scheduled sessions aren’t possible. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into work, family life, and other commitments while keeping the focus on practical skills and emotional growth.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English