Therapist profile
Katharine “Katy” Nicholson, LMFT
LMFT - family and relationship concerns
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- Parenting support
- Communication skills
- Attachment work
About Katharine
Katharine "Katy" Nicholson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in New York with 10 years of experience. She focuses on relationship and family concerns, parenting questions, trauma and abuse, stress and anxiety, and related issues such as grief, addiction, and self-esteem. Katy helps adults who are juggling family roles and the pressures that come with them.
Katy often meets with individual family members to understand how their needs are or are not being heard. She talks through communication patterns and practical ways to change them. She also works with parents who want different approaches to parenting and offers straightforward problem solving for day-to-day challenges.
Her clinical work draws on attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, and emotionally-focused methods. In sessions she uses these tools to identify unhelpful patterns, practice new ways of relating, and try small experiments between appointments.
She has substantial experience from outpatient community mental health settings. That background shaped her comfort with fast problem solving and flexible methods when issues are complex. Katy describes working both with whole families and with individuals from those families, depending on what each situation needs.
Sessions are conducted in English. Katy uses a subscription-based scheduling and payment model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, follow the platform steps to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds shape current relationships. In plain terms, it helps people see patterns in how they connect and respond to others, and supports making changes to feel more secure in relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps people test unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety, low mood, or problematic habits.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Katy will review your situation and goals with you and suggest which methods to try. She treats this as a collaboration, and adapts techniques as the work progresses so it fits your needs and what you find helpful.
The biography does not list specific online session formats here, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around parenthood, work, or other daily tasks. They also allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, options that do not require being on camera, and meetings that save commuting time. Discuss format preferences when you schedule your first appointment so practical arrangements suit your routine.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of family issues does she address?
She works with relationship and family concerns including communication problems, blended family issues, fatherhood issues, divorce and separation, and family of origin issues.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She combines attachment-based, client-centered, CBT, DBT, and emotionally-focused approaches to help identify patterns and practice new ways of relating.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of clinical experience, including work in outpatient community mental health settings.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in New York and practices from that state.
Can I work with her in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she see clients outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; exact costs vary with location.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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