- Family and parenting focus
- Trauma-informed approach
- Faith-informed when wanted
About Katelyn
Katelyn Peers is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York with 15 years of clinical experience. She began her work primarily supporting families facing complex trauma and mental health challenges. Katelyn also has experience providing pastoral counseling and has supported people through relationship struggles and grief.
Her approach is warm, interactive, and personal. She focuses on treating people with dignity and compassion. Katelyn avoids stigmatizing labels and tailors each plan to fit the person in front of her.
She often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy as tools to help people understand patterns, tell their stories differently, and find practical steps forward. Those methods are used alongside conversations about values, faith, and meaning when clients want that included.
Katelyn works with concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, parenting challenges, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and grief. She also focuses on adoption and foster care issues, communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, self-love, eating concerns, career questions, and compassion fatigue.
Her sessions aim to be collaborative and goal-oriented. Parents and caregivers looking for support with family or parenting stress may find her background relevant. To begin, readers are encouraged to confirm current session options before booking.
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different ways of thinking and behaving to reduce stress and anxiety. It is practical and often focuses on specific skills and small experiments to change patterns.Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about their lives and relationships. It helps separate a person from the problem and create new, more empowering stories about who they are and what they want.
Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, needs, and preferences and then suggest steps to try together. That choice is collaborative and can shift as progress is made.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions are arranged. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find it simpler to join sessions from their usual routines, which can help keep momentum between appointments.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Katelyn supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and family conflict. She also addresses adoption and foster care issues, communication problems, guilt and shame, self-love, eating issues, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm, interactive, and personal. She works collaboratively and aims to tailor approaches to what helps each person feel comfortable.
What is her clinical background?
She has 15 years of experience, with much of that time supporting families with complex trauma and mental health needs. She has also provided pastoral counseling in church settings.
Where does she practice and what is her credential?
She practices in New York and holds the credential Licensed Clinical Social Worker, abbreviated LCSW.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.