Katherine (Katie) Ssejjemba, LCSW

Katherine (Katie) Ssejjemba is a licensed clinical social worker who brings seven years of practice to her work. She uses a straightforward, warm style and helps people sort through stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting strain, and issues that affect self-esteem. Katie emphasizes practical steps and steady support when someone first reaches out.

She trained at East Tennessee State University and holds LCSW licensure in New Mexico and Texas. Her experience includes helping people cope with life changes, grief, anger, and relationship or intimacy concerns. Katie also addresses caregiver stress, communication problems, and feelings of isolation or shame.

In sessions she focuses on clear tools and simple habits people can try between meetings. She draws on cognitive behavioral approaches and acceptance-based ideas to help people test thoughts and make values-based choices. Attachment-focused work and emotion-centered conversations are used when relationships and bonding issues are central.

Katie approaches therapy as a team effort. She treats each person as the expert on their life and helps them build on existing strengths. Sessions are practical, with room to talk through feelings and to plan small experiments that can change daily routines.

Outside work she enjoys family time and her dogs, and she brings a down-to-earth manner to sessions. That makes her easy to talk with for people who want direct guidance and steady encouragement.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Katie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try clearer thinking in everyday situations. CBT can be useful for anxiety, stress, and practical problem solving. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice inner experiences, clarify personal values, and commit to small actions that match those values.

Attachment-based ideas are sometimes part of the work when relationship patterns and connection issues are central. Those conversations focus on how early and current relationships shape expectations and behavior, and on building new ways of relating. Katie works together with each person to decide which approach fits best for their goals and life context; she treats the choice as a collaborative process that can change over time.

Online appointments are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone calls can be helpful with limited bandwidth or when a camera is not wanted, and live chat or messaging can be used for shorter check-ins and ongoing coaching between sessions. These options aim to make consistent care more flexible and easier to maintain.