Katelyn Peers, LCSW

Katelyn Peers is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of experience based in New York. She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and complex life transitions. Katelyn welcomes conversations about family-related concerns, parenting challenges, eating struggles, and relationship issues. She also addresses trauma, compassion fatigue, bipolar disorder, and career-related stress.

Her clinical background includes many years supporting people affected by trauma and the foster care system. Katelyn has provided counseling in faith-based settings and brings that perspective when it fits a person's needs. She emphasizes treating each person with dignity, compassion, and respect.

In sessions she keeps things warm and interactive. She listens first, then works with each person to choose practical steps that match their situation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a frequent part of her work, used to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that keep problems stuck.

Katelyn also draws on narrative and solution-focused approaches to help people tell their stories differently and identify small, doable changes. For trauma-related concerns she uses trauma-focused methods aimed at reducing the hold of painful memories and reactions.

Her style is collaborative and tailored to individual goals. She values people’s faith when it matters to them and adapts the approach accordingly. Katelyn helps people set clear goals, practice new skills, and track progress in concrete ways.

People connect with her practical focus and compassionate manner. Sessions are offered in English and delivered through a variety of online formats to fit different needs.

How CBT, Narrative, and Solution-Focused Work Online

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and practice new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. Narrative Therapy helps people reframe the stories they tell about themselves and their relationships so painful events take up less space in daily life. Solution-Focused Therapy centers on identifying small, practical steps that move someone toward their goals rather than dwelling on problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Katelyn works collaboratively with each person to choose which methods fit their goals and preferences. She checks in regularly and adapts techniques if something isn’t helping, so the plan stays practical and relevant to what the person wants to achieve.

Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins, ongoing skill practice, and flexible scheduling between sessions. These formats help people access consistent care while balancing work, family, and other commitments.