- Strengths focused
- Laid back style
- Trauma aware
About Katy
Katy Schoen is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in West Virginia. She draws on four years of clinical experience to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and trauma. Her style is laid back and compassionate, and she uses a sense of humor when it fits the moment.
She emphasizes clients' strengths and sees each person as the expert on their own life. Sessions focus on practical tools and step-by-step ways to handle problems. Katy aims to help people build skills they can use between appointments.
Katy works with a range of concerns including grief, intimacy issues, anger, career stress, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes. She also addresses attachment and abandonment worries, body image, chronic pain and illness, codependency, and communication or control problems.
Her approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. These methods guide how she structures sessions and offers ideas for change.
Katy provides a space that is open and nonjudgmental. She does not provide Christian-based counseling, couple therapy, or services for anyone under 18. She notes particular awareness of issues affecting the Jewish population and the rise in anti-Semitism when culturally relevant.
Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and then commit to actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and struggles with motivation. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build safer ways of connecting or relating to others.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most doable. This conversation helps decide whether ACT, attachment work, or another method should guide sessions, and the plan can change as needs shift.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know which online formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, cut down on travel time, or allow a shorter check-in when schedules are tight. It also makes consistent meetings possible when someone has mobility limits or lives far from local providers. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and attachment-based exercises to work over remote sessions, focusing on skills practice, values-based actions, and relationship patterns in ways that fit day-to-day life.
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Experience
4+ years
Credentials
West Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Katy address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, anger, career worries, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is laid back and compassionate, often using a touch of humor. She focuses on strengths and gives practical tools people can use between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with four years of clinical experience working in mental health settings.
Where is Katy licensed to practice?
She holds an LPC license in West Virginia and practices there.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are session costs handled?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps start the process of working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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