Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
How Katy works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 13
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Katy
Katy Kong is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who provides focused, direct therapy for adults and couples in Texas. She emphasizes practical work on patterns that keep people stuck. Katy aims to help clients notice habits that shape reactions and relationships so they can begin to change them.
Many clients Katy sees are capable and thoughtful but feel trapped in repeating cycles like defensiveness, withdrawal, or the same unresolved fights.
Background and approach
She uses a trauma-informed lens to connect past experiences with present reactions. That makes it easier to name what a pattern is doing and why it developed. Katy often helps people dealing with anger, anxiety, depression, and the challenges that come with ADHD.
She pays attention to emotional regulation, communication problems, and self-esteem struggles. Her approach is practical and focused on real-life changes rather than only talking about feelings. When she works with couples, the emphasis is on spotting reactive cycles and building clearer, more accountable ways to talk with one another.
Sessions are structured and direct, and progress is paced to be challenging without being overwhelming. With 13 years of experience, Katy blends several therapeutic traditions to match each person’s needs. She uses techniques that help people see behaviors in context, test new ways of relating, and make steady changes.
If someone is ready to move beyond surface-level conversations, Katy offers a straightforward path toward better coping and connection.
What Katy works with
Everything Katy lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Katy's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Katy lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Using attachment and cognitive approaches online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect how people relate today. Online sessions can help clients notice attachment patterns and practice new ways of asking for closeness or setting boundaries. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In virtual work, CBT often includes short homework tasks, tracking thoughts between sessions, and trying small behavior experiments to reduce anxiety or manage anger.Choosing the right approach happens together. The therapist will ask about current concerns, goals, and how a person prefers to work. That lets Katy recommend techniques from attachment work or CBT, or combine elements, so therapy fits each person’s needs and pace.
Online formats offer a lot of practical flexibility. Video calls let people recreate in-person dialogue and practice communication skills with a partner. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier when movement is needed. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, skill reminders, and ongoing coaching between longer calls. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy routines while focusing on the real-life changes clients want.
Questions people ask about Katy
What kinds of concerns can Katy help with?
Katy helps with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship issues, self-esteem, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, ADHD, and related struggles such as communication and codependency.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
Her style is direct and structured, using trauma-informed work and evidence-based methods to help clients notice patterns and try new behaviors during everyday life.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of clinical experience working with adults and couples on relationship cycles, emotional regulation, and related concerns.
Where is Katy licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Katy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.