- Compassionate listening
- Practical skills
- Attachment focus
About Kathryn
Kathryn (Katie) Mason is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 17 years of clinical experience in California. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship problems, and self esteem concerns. Katie focuses on creating a calm space where clients can speak honestly and feel heard.
She prefers a plain, collaborative style in sessions. Katie listens first, then helps people identify patterns that keep them stuck. She uses practical tools to manage overwhelming feelings and to rebuild trust in relationships and within oneself.
Katie draws on several therapeutic approaches to match each person’s needs. She uses attachment-informed ideas to look at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions. She also uses cognitive behavioral tools to shift thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety or low mood. For people with intense emotions, elements of dialectical behavior work are available to teach emotion regulation and coping skills.
Her background includes many years supporting people through major life changes, grief, career shifts, and struggles with identity and intimacy. Katie has experience with addiction concerns, ADHD, mood disorders including bipolar, and issues around body image and eating.
Sessions are offered in English and conducted from her California practice. The first step is a short questionnaire to match needs, followed by scheduling based on the therapist’s availability.
She prefers a plain, collaborative style in sessions. Katie listens first, then helps people identify patterns that keep them stuck. She uses practical tools to manage overwhelming feelings and to rebuild trust in relationships and within oneself.
Katie draws on several therapeutic approaches to match each person’s needs. She uses attachment-informed ideas to look at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions. She also uses cognitive behavioral tools to shift thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety or low mood. For people with intense emotions, elements of dialectical behavior work are available to teach emotion regulation and coping skills.
Her background includes many years supporting people through major life changes, grief, career shifts, and struggles with identity and intimacy. Katie has experience with addiction concerns, ADHD, mood disorders including bipolar, and issues around body image and eating.
Sessions are offered in English and conducted from her California practice. The first step is a short questionnaire to match needs, followed by scheduling based on the therapist’s availability.