"Katie" (Catherine) Leavitt, LPC

Katie (Catherine) Leavitt helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, depression, grief, and the disorientation that can come with life transitions like a midlife crisis. She also supports people dealing with parenting strain, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, and ADHD-related challenges. Her style aims to be practical and grounded so clients can use skills between sessions to feel steadier in daily life.

Katie is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Idaho with four years of clinical experience. She frames therapy as a collaborative process and values honesty, curiosity, and steady pacing. Sessions focus on real problems and real steps, not on jargon or abstract tests. She draws from several approaches to match each person’s needs and goals.

In sessions Katie listens for patterns in attachment, communication, and coping. She helps people name unhelpful habits, try small experiments, and notice what changes. She works with relationship struggles like infidelity, divorce and separation, and communication problems by focusing on how people respond to one another and what they want instead.

Katie also supports people wrestling with life purpose, forgiveness, guilt, and shame. Her background includes work in crisis management and two decades of experience as an entrepreneur and business consultant, which informs a practical, problem-solving orientation.

People who choose Katie can expect direct conversation, guided exercises, and plans that fit day-to-day life. To begin, clients complete a short questionnaire and schedule sessions based on availability.

Approaches that guide online work and change

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and feeling stuck during life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns shape reactions and closeness. It can help with intimacy problems, communication struggles, and healing from relational wounds.

Choosing the best approach is part of the therapy itself. Katie treats the first few sessions as a time to learn what matters to the client, try different strategies, and decide together which methods fit best. This collaborative stance aims to match the work to the client's goals and preferences rather than forcing a single model.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know how Katie is meeting with clients. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce the need to travel. It can also let people focus on things like calmer surroundings or less visual intensity when that helps them engage. Licensed professionals can adapt session pacing and exercises to work well across different formats, and Katie uses practical tools and homework that carry over into everyday life.