Katharine "Katie" Blum , LPC

Katharine "Katie" Blum is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Louisiana with 11 years of clinical experience. As an LPC, they hold a professional license to provide therapeutic services and have developed a practice grounded in humanistic values and respect for each person's inherent strengths. Katharine is genderqueer and uses they/them pronouns; they intentionally cultivates an affirming, empathetic space for members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Katharine centers their work on collaboration and client expertise, viewing each person as the authority on their own life and goals. They aim to support clients as they build a life they can genuinely say yes to, offering guidance shaped by clients' hopes, values, and desires rather than a preset agenda. Their approach emphasizes practical skills, emotional understanding, and the discovery of personal meaning.

While Katharine has a specialty in working with neurodivergent clients, particularly those with Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD, they also bring experience across a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, grief, stress, and other life transitions. Working from a humanistic perspective, Katharine believes people possess the capacity to pursue meaningful, fulfilling lives and seeks to help clients move toward the outcomes that matter most to them.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed action toward them while learning to relate differently to difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help people who are navigating anxiety, depression, life transitions, and questions of meaning and purpose.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and the belief that clients are the experts on their own experience. This approach supports self-exploration, self-acceptance, and growth, and can be especially useful for relationship concerns, identity questions, and emotional processing.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns by teaching practical skills to shift thoughts and develop healthier responses. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, stress, and symptom-focused work such as coping with ADHD-related challenges.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the collaborative process. Katharine "Katie" Blum works with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting techniques over time so therapy feels relevant and effective for the individual.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call or phone, and shorter or more frequent connections are possible through live chat or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule support around work, caregiving, and daily life, and they expand access for people who prefer remote sessions with licensed professionals or therapists.