Katie Ball, LCSW

Licensed in California · 8 years in practice

Katie Ball is a licensed clinical social worker with eight years of experience helping people through hard emotional moments.

License and registration

LCSW, California: 85068 · expires August 2026
LCSW, Montana: BBH-LCSW-LIC-33248 · expires December 2026
NPI: 1538648787 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 8
Languages: English

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About Katie

Katie Ball is a licensed clinical social worker with eight years of experience helping people through hard emotional moments. She focuses on everyday struggles like anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and the stress that comes with major life changes. Katie aims to make therapy straightforward and practical so clients can use what they learn each day.

She works with adults who want clearer communication, better coping tools, and help finding purpose after big shifts.

Background and approach

Katie spends sessions listening closely, asking clear questions, and helping people name the patterns that get in the way. She uses plain language and step-by-step strategies rather than jargon-heavy explanations. Sessions often include exploring relationship dynamics, caregiver stress, and issues rooted in family of origin.

Katie also helps people face midlife concerns, loneliness, codependency, infidelity, and the emotional toll of divorce or separation. She supports those dealing with aging and geriatric questions as part of broader life transitions. Her approach aims to build confidence and practical skills.

Clients can expect focused conversations about communication, boundaries, control issues, and commitment worries. Therapy sessions look at what’s happening now and how past experiences influence current choices. Katie offers options for people who need flexibility.

She guides clients through short-term coaching goals as well as longer work on deeper patterns. Her practice in Montana centers on helping individuals make steady, livable changes.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Katie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Online support

How evidence-based methods translate to online care

Katie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and clearer thinking. One common approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing them with real-life actions to reduce anxiety and low mood. Another approach concentrates on improving communication and boundaries, helping people handle relationship stress, codependency, and control issues in everyday interactions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Katie will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and she adjusts her methods as progress is made. This collaborative process helps people find the combination of skills and insights that fits their situation best.

Online therapy with Katie is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can be better when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, coaching-style guidance, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Katie commonly address?

She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem. She also helps with life transitions, relationship dynamics, caregiver stress, and midlife issues.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Sessions are practical and conversational. She listens closely, helps name patterns, and offers step-by-step tools for everyday use.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Katie has eight years of experience working with adults on emotional and life-change concerns.

Where is she licensed and based?

She holds LCSW credentials and practices in Montana.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What formats are available for sessions?

She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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