Kathryn (Katie) Mason

Kathryn (Katie) Mason is a California LMFT with 17 years of professional experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, and depression. She also supports those facing life changes, coping challenges, addictions, grief, and questions about life purpose.

Katie uses straightforward conversation to identify what matters most right now. Sessions focus on understanding patterns - how past relationships and habits shape current feelings and choices. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at relational patterns, client-centered work to prioritize the person's goals, and cognitive-behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior.

In practical terms Katie listens, reflects, and introduces exercises that people can try between sessions. That might include skill building from DBT-style approaches, reframing unhelpful thoughts, or processing painful memories with gradual techniques. She encourages small experiments to test new ways of relating and coping.

Her background includes long-term clinical experience in California working with mood disorders, ADHD, intimacy issues, and identity concerns including LGBT matters. Katie will talk through goals, setbacks, and what’s realistic to work on over time. She expects honest feedback so therapy stays useful.

To begin, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Sessions are provided in English and follow the subscription model described on the booking page, which can be canceled at any time.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Attachment-based work focuses on how early and current relationships affect emotional responses. In online sessions this looks like talking about recurring patterns, identifying triggers from past relationships, and trying different ways of connecting with others in day-to-day life. Client-centered therapy centers the person's priorities and choices. The therapist uses reflective listening and open questions to help people name what they want and decide on small next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down thoughts, feelings, and actions into manageable parts. Online sessions often include worksheets or brief practice tasks to try between meetings to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist discusses options with each person and together they decide which methods to try first based on current goals, symptoms, and preferences. That collaborative process can be adjusted as therapy progresses.

Confirm the session formats available before booking since the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten a quick check-in, or avoid travel time. Some formats also let people participate without being on camera or with lower bandwidth, which can help when scheduling around work or family obligations.