Katherine Howes, LCSW

Katherine Howes is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Florida who helps people facing stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, and addictions. She aims to meet each person where they are and build confidence for moving forward. Katherine uses a respectful and compassionate approach that honors each person's needs and goals.

She draws on six years of professional experience working in juvenile justice and school settings. That background shaped her ability to speak plainly and adapt to many different life situations. Katherine focuses on finding a person’s strengths and using them as a starting point for change.

Sessions are tailored to the individual rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan. She combines listening with practical steps so people leave with clear ideas they can try between meetings. Conversations and plans are adjusted as progress is made.

Katherine works with a wide range of concerns including relationship struggles, grief, eating and body image problems, self-esteem, career stress, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, blended family challenges, communication problems, domestic violence effects, and gender dysphoria.

Her clinical methods include client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative therapy. Katherine encourages collaboration on goals and keeps the process practical so clients can see small wins and build toward larger change.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person's lead. The therapist offers empathy and reflects what is most important to the client so goals come from the client's own priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical skills to change them, which can help with anxiety, depression, or anger. Mindfulness therapy uses simple awareness and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and help people tolerate difficult feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Katherine will collaborate with each person to decide which method or mix of methods fits best based on goals and what feels helpful. She adjusts the plan as progress is made and checks in regularly to keep things useful and relevant.

Please confirm the available session options before booking, as formats were not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing quicker check-ins on a work break or between errands. It can also let people try techniques with real-life routines and bring those experiences back into sessions for discussion and adjustment.