Katrina Dolle, LCSW

Katrina Dolle is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of practice experience in Illinois. She completed a Master of Social Work and has worked in hospitals, outpatient clinics, residential treatment, and court and jail settings. Katrina draws on long experience helping people facing depression, anxiety, grief, and trauma.

Her style is straightforward and practical. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) among other approaches to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Sessions focus on small, doable steps that build coping skills and reduce distress.

Katrina pays attention to the relationship in therapy. She emphasizes being open-minded and nonjudgmental so people can speak honestly about hard things. The goal is to increase self-awareness and find movement when someone feels stuck.

She also addresses relationship difficulties, addictive behaviors, parenting strain, and anger. Additional focus areas include caregiver stress, communication problems, forgiveness, and life purpose. People turn to her for help with mood disorders, panic attacks, social anxiety, and women's issues.

Katrina’s background across settings gives practical perspective on complex problems. She offers a steady, empathic presence and clear tools to manage everyday struggles. Her work is centered on helping people find realistic ways to feel better and move forward.

How CBT and Online Sessions Work Together

Katrina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as a key part of her online practice. CBT helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and test different behaviors to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and improve daily functioning. It often includes homework like tracking thoughts or trying small behavior experiments that build new habits.

She blends that practical focus with a warm, accepting approach. Figuring out which techniques will help is a shared process - the therapist and client review goals, try methods, and adjust based on what feels useful. That collaborative planning makes the work more relevant to everyday life.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is useful when visual cues matter, phone works when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and messaging supports brief updates, ongoing skill practice, or people who prefer writing. These options let therapy fit around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping the focus on practical skills and progress.