- 30 years experience
- Focus on trauma
- Family systems focus
About Katherine
Katherine Peatross is a licensed counselor with 30 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with trauma, anxiety, stress, and challenging family dynamics. Her work also addresses parenting concerns and sleep problems that come with life transitions or health issues.
She has experience supporting people affected by posttraumatic stress, communication difficulties, and control issues. Katherine also works with clients whose lives touch adoption and foster care, and she offers support for fertility and cancer-related challenges. She has worked with members of the deaf and hard of hearing community and with people who have intellectual disabilities.
Katherine uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person’s needs. Sessions are practical and focused on real-life changes, like improving daily routines, reducing night-time wakefulness, and shifting how family members communicate. She aims to make therapy straightforward and applicable to everyday life.
Her approach pays attention to family patterns and women's experiences across generations. Katherine emphasizes listening first, then building clear steps clients can use between sessions. She supports people as they process past trauma, repair relationships, or navigate medical and fertility stressors.
The tone in her work is direct and compassionate. She helps clients set realistic goals and practices that fit their schedules. People who want a steady, experienced clinician to help sort through complex family and health-related concerns may find her style a good match.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Evidence-based methods are central to her work, including trauma-focused approaches that help people process distressing memories and reduce symptoms of posttraumatic stress. These techniques focus on gradually facing and reworking traumatic memories while building coping skills to manage intense feelings.She also draws on short-term interventions for anxiety and stress management that teach practical tools for calming the body, changing unhelpful thinking patterns, and improving sleep. These strategies tend to be hands-on, with exercises and routines clients can try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and life demands, then suggest methods that fit. Together they check what helps and adjust the plan as needed so the work stays useful and manageable.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the available session formats before booking. Many people find online work helps fit therapy into busy days, shortens commute time, and makes it easier to keep consistent appointments. It can also allow for different kinds of check-ins, shorter sessions when needed, or options that don't require being on camera depending on what the therapist and client agree will work best.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
30+ years
Credentials
Tennessee
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, family conflict, parenting strain, and sleep difficulties. Other focuses include adoption and foster care, fertility and cancer-related challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses evidence-based techniques and keeps sessions practical. The work centers on listening, setting clear goals, and practicing changes that can be used at home.
What is her background and experience?
She brings three decades of clinical work to her practice and has supported people across a wide range of life challenges. That experience informs how she tailors treatment to individual needs.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is listed as an LPC-MHSP and practices in Tennessee.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.