Katie Fenton-Strauss
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW online private practice
Chances are, you treat yourself in ways that you would never treat another human being. You beat yourself up and hold grudges against yourself. I believe that this harsh treatment of self is behind many of the many of the painful emotional states that bring people to therapy, and leads to destructive and self-defeating behavior. It a gift to be able to help people make a shift to take a truly kinder stance towards themselves. When my clients begin to view themselves and their own struggles with compassion, something magical happens. They experience profound changes in many aspects of their lives.
Why online therapy? There’s a reason that it’s the direction the field is heading. Teletherapy is just easier to fit into our messy, busy lives.
• No wasting time sitting in traffic or in waiting rooms.
• If you’re feeling a little under the weather, no need to cancel appointments. It’s an ideal solution for people who are medically fragile or have access issues.
• It’s often more comfortable for people to open up when they are in the familiar comfort of their own homes. Some people feel less inhibited talking to a therapist about vulnerable issues online rather than face to face.
• Clients in their own homes have access to family members they may want to involve in treatment.
If you have concerns, call me and we can talk more about the simple process of online therapy. Even my clients who were initially hesitant are sold on it. Some common concerns are that therapy will be “impersonal” or somehow won’t be as effective as in-person therapy. My clients often express that they feel less inhibited talking about difficult issues online. Research shows that internet-based therapy is comparable to in-person therapy in satisfaction and effectiveness across diverse populations.
Skills and Expertise
Abandonment
Abuse / Survivors of Abuse
Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
Adjustment to College
Anxiety
Anger Management
Attachment Issues
Caregiver Issues or Stress
Chronic Pain or Illness
Commitment Issues
Communication Problems
Control Issues
Coping Mechanisms
Couples therapy
Creative Blocks
Depression
Emotional Abuse
Emotional Intelligence
Emptiness
Family Conflict
Family of Origin Issues
Fear
Forgiveness
grief
Guilt
Highly Sensitive Persons
Inadequacy
Individuation
Irritability
Isolation
Jealousy
LGBTQ
Life Purpose
Loss or Grief
Marital Therapy
Meditation
Midlife Crisis
Mindful Eating
Mindfulness based therapy
Navigating Identity in Relationships
Obesity
Panic
Parenting
Peer Relationships
Perfectionism
Premarital Counseling
Relationship Issues
Self Esteem
Sexual assault
Sleep or Insomnia
Spirituality
Stress
Trauma
Trauma and PTSD
weight-loss
Women's issue
Treatment Orientation
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Couple and Family Systems Therapy
Eclectic
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy
Existential
Family/Marital Therapy
Humanistic
Interpersonal
Meditation
Mindfulness
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Motivational Interviewing
Person Centered Therapy
Psychodynamic
Psychotherapy
Relational Therapy
Rogerian
Self-Compassion
Solution Focused Brief Therapy
Telehealth-based
Therapy unique to each client
Writing
Modality
Couples
Family
Individuals
Children