Katharine St. Aubin, LMSW

Katharine St. Aubin uses straightforward, practical therapy to help people move through hard times. She is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) in Michigan with ten years of professional experience. Katharine centers sessions on what matters to each person and helps them build skills to manage daily stress and big changes.

She commonly supports people facing anxiety, depression, grief, low self-esteem, and the ups and downs of chronic conditions such as bipolar disorder. Katharine also works with concerns like addiction, caregiving strain, postpartum mood changes, and feelings of isolation. Conversations focus on concrete steps a person can try between sessions.

Her approach blends cognitive behavioral methods with acceptance and commitment ideas and client-centered listening. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thinking, try small behavioral experiments, and clarify values to guide decisions. Mindfulness and emotion-regulation strategies are also used when helpful.

Sessions emphasize collaboration. Katharine helps clients set clear goals and chooses techniques that fit their life and comfort level. She aims for simple, usable tools rather than complicated jargon.

People often come for help with work stress, parenting concerns, relationship friction, or questions about life purpose. Katharine also supports those coping with aging, hospice and end-of-life issues, and seasonal mood changes. She offers respectful, practical guidance tailored to each person’s situation.

CBT, ACT, and client-centered care delivered online

Katharine commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and client-centered listening. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms. ACT helps people clarify what matters most and take actions that fit their values even when difficult feelings remain. Client-centered therapy emphasizes being heard and understood while the person sets the pace and goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Katharine will collaborate to pick methods that match someone’s goals, life demands, and comfort level. She adapts exercises and homework to each person so therapy feels useful and realistic rather than abstract.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video lets people use visual cues and longer check-ins. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for those who prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text are useful for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or times when typing fits better into a busy day. These options help fit therapy into work, parenting, or caregiving schedules while keeping the focus on practical skills and steady progress.