Katherine Stratton, LMFT

Katherine Stratton is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with five years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and compassion fatigue. Katherine aims to make starting therapy simple and straightforward for those who feel stuck or overwhelmed.

Her style is compassionate and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on untangling the thoughts and everyday habits that keep problems looping. She listens for patterns in thinking and behavior, then helps clients try small, practical changes they can use between sessions.

Katherine also works with issues tied to adoption and foster care, aging concerns, codependency, control struggles, dissociation, and family of origin wounds. She supports people facing guilt, shame, isolation, panic attacks, mood challenges, hoarding, somatic symptoms, and worries common to first responders.

The LMFT credential stands for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and indicates state licensure in California. Katherine combines attentive listening with focused methods so conversations stay relevant to the client’s current goals. She encourages clear steps and regular check-ins to track progress.

To begin, she asks clients to describe what matters most and what they hope therapy will change. Katherine emphasizes collaboration so plans fit each person’s life and pace. This approach helps keep work doable and aligned with daily routines.

Approaches that focus on thoughts and everyday habits

Evidence-based therapeutic techniques aim to identify patterns in thinking and behavior and then introduce practical ways to shift those patterns. One approach Katherine uses helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and replace them with more balanced alternatives; this can reduce worry, rumination, and mood swings. Another method she applies focuses on tracking daily habits and small behavioral changes that build steadier routines and reduce stress reactions.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Katherine works with each person to test what fits their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they decide whether to focus more on thoughts, on habits, or a combination, and they adjust the plan as progress is reviewed.

If you are interested in online sessions, please confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online appointments can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, or allow for a quicker check-in when life feels hectic. Many people find remote sessions help them practice new strategies in everyday settings and keep momentum between meetings.