About Katherine
Katherine Bolton is an LCSW practicing in Illinois with six years of professional experience supporting people through a range of life challenges.
Background and approach
She focuses on issues such as addiction, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, depression, anxiety, stress, and self-esteem concerns, and she also addresses matters like bipolar disorder, ADHD, relationship and family difficulties, and sleep problems. Katherine draws on evidence-informed methods including attachment-based, client-centered, cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavior, and mindfulness therapies to tailor care to each person's needs.
Her approach emphasizes creating an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore difficult thoughts and emotions. She aims to collaborate with clients to identify practical strategies for coping, addressing patterns that contribute to distress, and building skills for more satisfying daily life.
Katherine frames therapy as a courageous step toward improved well-being and offers steady guidance throughout that process.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relational patterns shape current connections and emotional responses; it helps people understand recurring relationship dynamics and build more supported ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers practical tools to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress through skill building and structured practice. Mindfulness therapy encourages present-moment awareness and self-compassion, supporting emotion regulation and stress reduction through attention-based exercises.Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and Katherine will collaborate with each person to determine which combination of methods fits their goals, preferences, and life circumstances. That collaborative process may involve trying different strategies and adjusting the plan as needs evolve.
Online therapy with this practice is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules and those who prefer remote options. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access regular support, and practice skills between sessions while accommodating different communication styles and logistical needs.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English