Katherine Estrada, LMHC
New York · 5 years in practice
Katherine Estrada is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns.
License and registration
- LMHC, New York
- 017542 · expires January 2029
- NPI
- 1548858855 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Katherine
Katherine Estrada is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. She focuses on improving self-esteem, reducing shame, and addressing attachment wounds so clients can feel more connected and steady. Katherine speaks plain, practical language and aims to make sessions feel understandable and manageable for worried parents and busy adults.
Her work centers on gentle, goal-focused conversations that identify what’s not working and what small steps might help.
Background and approach
She often uses ideas from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values, and from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot patterns of thought and behavior. Attachment-based ideas also guide conversations about closeness and trust. Katherine brings five years of clinical experience as an LMHC in New York.
That background informs her approach to stress, trauma, and complex relationship issues without relying on jargon. Sessions move at a practical pace and focus on skills people can try between meetings. She pays attention to how patterns in relationships and family systems affect daily life, and she helps people test new ways of communicating and setting boundaries.
Work may include practicing emotional regulation skills, shifting unhelpful thoughts, or experimenting with different responses in relationships. Katherine aims for a collaborative process. She helps clients set clear goals, tracks progress, and adjusts the plan when something isn’t working.
The focus is on steady, usable change rather than quick fixes.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Katherine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
Approaches Katherine names
- Systemic Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small committed actions toward those values despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and issues around meaning and life purpose. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and helps people test and change unhelpful patterns that maintain stress or low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns affect current trust and closeness, and it helps people notice and shift those patterns in relationships.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify goals, try different strategies, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. That process means being open to experimenting and refining methods together rather than committing to a single technique from the start.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule. Video works well for face-to-face conversation, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat or texting can suit short check-ins or steady support between sessions. These formats help people access consistent care with licensed professionals while keeping sessions flexible and practical.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, codependency, chronic illness or pain, and isolation.
What is the typical therapeutic style and approach?
The approach is collaborative and straightforward, using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, attachment-based ideas, and client-centered listening. Sessions aim to identify patterns and develop practical skills.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She has five years of experience working as a clinician. That experience informs how she supports people through stress, trauma, and relationship patterns.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
Katherine Estrada holds a Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential, listed as NY LMHC, and practices in New York.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available for online work?
She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
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