- Attachment work
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
About Katie
Katie Estrella is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in North Carolina with five years of professional experience. She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, and grief. Katie presents herself as a clinician who listens and helps people talk through what is hardest to say.
She focuses on building trust in sessions so people can speak frankly about painful feelings. Katie uses talk-based methods and structured techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different ways of responding. She emphasizes clear, down-to-earth conversation rather than technical language.
Katie pays attention to attachment and relationship patterns that influence how people relate now. She helps clients identify repeated cycles, name emotions, and practice small changes in communication and boundaries. Her approach includes practical exercises people can use between sessions.
She also draws on mindfulness practices to help reduce reactivity and bring attention back to the present moment. When relationships are strained, Katie uses elements of the Gottman Method to address communication and conflict in a straightforward way. These methods are offered alongside client-centered attention to what matters most to each person.
Katie works with a broad range of issues tied to relationships and self-image, including abandonment, attachment issues, blended family concerns, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency, commitment and communication problems, dissociation, divorce, eating and food-related difficulties, and coping after disasters. She aims to help people make practical changes that fit their everyday life.
How her approaches can work in online sessions
Attachment-based work focuses on how past and current relationships shape feelings and responses. Online sessions can help clients notice patterns in how they get close or pull away, and then try small changes in thinking and behavior. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of responding. Practically, this often looks like brief experiments between sessions and structured skill practice during meetings. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and grounding exercises to reduce reactivity and calm the body when difficult feelings arise.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Katie will collaborate with each client to decide which methods fit best. That decision is based on the person's goals, what feels most useful in session, and what they want to practice between meetings.
The original biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also let people use quieter surroundings, lower-bandwidth phone connections, or camera-off conversations when that helps them stay present and focused.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and grief. She also focuses on related concerns like abandonment, attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and eating-related problems.
How would she approach feelings of shame or guilt?
She uses talk-based methods alongside cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to help people notice thought patterns and respond differently. Sessions include practical skills and reflective conversation rather than only interpretation.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with five years of professional experience, working in clinical settings with mood and relationship concerns.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She holds an LCSW credential in North Carolina and practices there.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.