About Katie
Katie Aab is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in California who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorder symptoms, addictions, and relationship struggles. She also supports those coping with grief, trauma, intimacy concerns, anger, and life transitions.
Background and approach
Katie presents as approachable and practical in her work. Her sessions are client-centered and focused on clear goals.
She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to examine unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and motivational interviewing to build coping tools and strengthen motivation for change.
Katie has nine years of experience in both community mental health settings and independent practice. That background means she is familiar with a range of difficulties people bring into therapy, from stress and caregiver strain to mood instability and substance use concerns.
In a typical meeting she listens first, then helps set short-term objectives. Sessions often include practice of concrete skills, problem solving, and steps to reduce distress between meetings.
She emphasizes collaboration so clients leave with tools they can actually use. People who want straightforward support for everyday struggles may find her style direct but warm.
She aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where someone can talk, learn skills, and move toward their goals. Katie works in English and carries a California LMFT credential.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's experience without judgment, helping people feel heard and understood while they set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns and reduce symptoms. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) supplies concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust the plan as progress is made. That means sessions often combine approaches to match what the person needs in real life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for different schedules and situations. Video calls let people work face to face from a chosen location. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or when camera-free check-ins are preferred. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit brief check-ins or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options help people access consistent care that fits their routine.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
Also works with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English