Katherine Henderson, LCSW, LMHC

Katherine Henderson is a licensed clinical social worker and licensed mental health counselor based in New York. She brings 31 years of experience to her work and focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, trauma, and major life changes. Her approach is warm and straightforward and aimed at making therapy feel approachable for worried parents and busy adults.

She draws on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) along with client-centered methods to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new responses. Sessions can include mindfulness exercises, journaling, relaxation practice, and tracking thoughts and behaviors between meetings. Katherine adjusts techniques to fit each person's situation and goals.

Her years in both agency settings and private practice mean she is used to working with a wide range of concerns. She helps people address issues such as abandonment, codependency, communication problems, caregiving stress, and the emotional aftermath of divorce or domestic violence. She also supports those coping with isolation, guilt, shame, and anger.

Katherine aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental atmosphere where difficult feelings can be named and looked at without blame. She prioritizes clear conversation and practical steps that can be used outside sessions. In addition to CBT and client-centered techniques, she may draw on ACT and DBT skills when those approaches match a person's needs.

People who choose her counseling can expect a tailored plan and steady support as they work toward clearer thinking, better emotion regulation, and improved relationships.

How CBT and Client-Centered Care Work Online

Online sessions with Katherine often use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns. CBT in online work usually involves tracking thoughts and behaviors between meetings, practicing new skills during the week, and using structured exercises to test worries and assumptions.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening, empathy, and helping people find their own answers. That approach can make online conversations feel collaborative and grounding, especially when discussing relationships, grief, or caregiving stress. When helpful, elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy or Dialectical Behavior Therapy are added to teach emotion regulation and values-based choices.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their goals and preferences and will adjust the plan over time. This means skills work, experiments, and practical homework are chosen together.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and skill practice, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a short check-in, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reminders and brief coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue steady work toward clearer thinking and better coping.