Katie Aab, LMFT
Grounded, practical therapy for managing anger and stress
Explore online therapy optionsWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
How Katie works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Katie
Katie Aab is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with nine years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and mood challenges. Katie also supports those coping with grief, relationship strain, addiction concerns, and questions about identity and intimacy.
Katie keeps sessions calm and practical. She listens first, then helps clients set clear, manageable goals. Sessions focus on skills people can use between meetings to reduce reactivity and build confidence.
Background and approach
Her work draws on client-centered principles that prioritize the person's own goals and values. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and DBT strategies to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas are used when planning concrete steps and small experiments.
Katie has experience in both community mental health and independent practice settings. She has supported people through trauma, loss, caregiver stress, and major life transitions. That background informs a flexible, problem-solving focus in sessions.
Clients can expect direct, compassionate guidance and practical tools. Katie aims to create space for honest conversation while helping people move toward clearer choices and steadier emotions.
What Katie works with
Everything Katie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Katie's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Katie lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client's pace. It helps people feel heard and decide what matters most to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches simple skills to change patterns that keep problems going. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, offers practical emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills for intense feelings and strong reactions.Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they try methods, check what works, and adjust the plan so it fits the client's life and progress.
Online formats provide flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited travel options. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, coaching between sessions, or when writing helps clarify thoughts. These options make it easier to use therapeutic skills consistently and fit care into daily life.
Questions people ask about Katie
What concerns does Katie focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, mood disorders, addictions, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and related concerns.
What is Katie's therapeutic style?
Her style is empathetic and goal oriented. She listens closely and helps set practical steps to reach goals.
How long has she practiced?
Katie has nine years of clinical experience in community mental health and independent practice settings.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, CA LMFT, and practices in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are sessions billed?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Katie?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.