- Practical tools
- Creative options
- Trauma-informed
About Katie
Katie Drobney is a licensed counselor (LPC) and licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in Colorado with 16 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, depression, and coping with life changes. Katie emphasizes the client’s own strengths and sees the first step toward change as a courageous move she will support. She offers a calm, practical presence and works to make sessions useful from the first appointment.
Her style blends talk therapy with creative tools when helpful. She may suggest art, music, or journaling to help people name feelings and notice patterns, but clients choose whether to try those options. Katie also brings transpersonal counseling into sessions when clients wish to draw on their personal spiritual beliefs as part of healing.
Katie uses several trauma-informed approaches, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, and Trauma-Focused Therapy, tailoring methods to each person’s needs. She aims to teach skills for managing intense emotions and to process upsetting memories at a pace the client can handle.
Over her career she has worked with issues such as panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, dissociation, self-harm, social anxiety, and caregiver stress. She also addresses blended family concerns, impulsivity, intellectual disability-related challenges, traumatic brain injury, and young adult issues. Sessions focus on practical steps clients can try between meetings.
Katie encourages straightforward conversation about goals and progress. She helps people set realistic next steps and checks in on how strategies are working, adjusting the plan as needed.
How DBT, EMDR, and Trauma-Focused Therapy work online
Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions and reducing impulsive reactions. It focuses on mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and healthier interpersonal habits that can be practiced between sessions.Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing helps people process traumatic memories so they feel less overwhelming. The method involves guided processing of distressing memories and new ways of thinking about those events to reduce their hold on daily life.
Trauma-Focused Therapy centers on safely addressing the effects of trauma and building coping strategies. This approach combines support, skill-building, and paced processing of difficult experiences to help people move forward.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, symptoms, and preferences, and together they will try methods that seem like the best fit. Plans are adjusted as needed based on what helps most.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking since they are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people join from quieter surroundings without changing their daily routine. Licensed professionals can use these methods effectively over distance when the approach matches the client's needs.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
16+ years
Listed in
Colorado, Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Katie typically help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, depression, and major life changes. Additional focus areas include panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, caregiver stress, and blended family issues.
What is Katie's general approach in sessions?
Her style mixes straightforward conversation with practical skill-building. She may offer creative tools such as art, music, or journaling when they fit the person's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Katie has 16 years of professional work experience and has worked with a wide range of trauma-related and anxiety concerns over that time.
What credentials does Katie hold and where is she based?
She holds LPC and LMHC credentials and is licensed in Colorado. The profile lists Colorado as her professional location.
Can I have sessions in another language or from another country?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Katie?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.