Katherine Potts, LMSW, LCSW
Licensed in Michigan · 10 years in practice
Katherine Potts greets people with a calm, practical approach.
License and registration
- LMSW, Michigan
- 6801086421 · expires September 2028
- LCSW, New Mexico
- C-11167 · expires July 2027
- NPI
- 1932426517 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
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About Katherine
Katherine Potts greets people with a calm, practical approach. She helps individuals who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, relationship troubles, or changes in life. Parents reading on a phone will find clear language and short ideas about what to expect in sessions with her.
Katherine trained in social work and holds a Master of Social Work. She also lists LMSW and LCSW credentials and brings about ten years of clinical experience to her practice in Michigan.
Background and approach
Her background includes work with people facing trauma, addictions, eating concerns, low self-esteem, and complicated family histories. In sessions she uses straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. She also teaches skills from dialectical behavior therapy for managing strong emotions and reducing impulsive reactions.
Motivational interviewing is used to explore a person’s own reasons for change and to build small, realistic steps forward. Katherine is comfortable addressing intimacy and relationship struggles, codependency, attachment wounds, grief, and the fallout from divorce or separation. She works with people affected by substance use and helps their loved ones understand family of origin patterns when that’s useful.
Her style is collaborative and skill-focused. Clients can expect practical homework, short-term skill practice, and a focus on clearer thinking and steadier moods. Katherine aims to help people find manageable changes that fit their daily lives.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Katherine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Katherine names
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
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Online support
Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care
Katherine uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. She also teaches dialectical behavior therapy skills to help manage intense emotions, improve coping, and reduce impulsive actions. Motivational interviewing appears when someone wants help finding their own reasons to change and to build gradual steps toward goals.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about current goals, what has worked before, and what feels realistic. From there she and the client pick strategies and adjust them as needed so the plan fits daily life and personal preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into busy schedules. Video lets people connect face to face for skills practice, phone calls can work when internet bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging supports brief updates or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options aim to make accessing care more flexible and consistent for different needs.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she address?
Katherine works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, eating concerns, low self-esteem, career stress, and life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a practical, skills-focused approach that combines cognitive behavioral techniques, DBT skills, and motivational interviewing to help people change unhelpful thinking and manage emotions.
What is her clinical background?
She has about 10 years of clinical experience and a Master of Social Work degree. Her work has included helping people with trauma, substance use, eating issues, and complex family patterns.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She practices from Michigan and holds LMSW and LCSW credentials, listed as MI LMSW and NM LCSW in her documentation.
In what languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
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