"Katie" (Catherine) Leavitt, LPC
Compassionate counselor blending talk and body awareness
About Katie
Katie (Catherine) Leavitt is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma, and parenting concerns. She also supports clients managing ADHD, anger, low self-esteem, and life transitions. Katie speaks plainly and aims to make therapy feel like a practical, doable step toward change.
Her style blends talking and body-based awareness so clients notice how feelings show up in their bodies. She uses tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change patterns that no longer serve them.
Background and approach
Attachment-based ideas guide how she looks at relationship patterns and communication problems. Katie draws on four years of counseling experience and holds an LPC, licensed professional counselor, credential in Idaho (ID LPC LPC-8189). She also brings a background in entrepreneurship and business consulting, which helps when clients want coaching around life purpose or work-related stress.
Sessions may include somatic practices, skills training, and focused conversation to address control issues, dependent or avoidant tendencies, infidelity, divorce and separation, and postpartum depression. The work is collaborative: she and the client choose steps that fit daily life and goals.
People who choose Katie can expect straightforward guidance, attention to both thoughts and bodily signals, and practical steps for coping with midlife crises, parenting strain, forgiveness work, or rebuilding after loss. Her office operates from Idaho and conducts sessions in English.
How Somatic and ACT Work Online
Somatic work brings attention to bodily sensations and how emotions show up in the body. Online sessions can still guide gentle tracking of breath, posture, or tension to help clients notice patterns and try simple grounding practices at home. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions toward what matters, while also learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings rather than fight them. ACT can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions by building committed, value-driven steps. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current communication and closeness. It is useful for addressing intimacy struggles, attachment issues, and recurring conflict patterns.Finding the right combination of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each client to decide whether somatic noticing, ACT exercises, attachment-focused discussion, or a mix fits best. Goals, comfort with body-focused work, and daily life realities guide that choice.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules and people who prefer remote meetings. Video calls let the therapist and client see nonverbal cues, while phone sessions work when video is not possible. Live chat and text-based messaging provide quick check-ins or ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to practice skills in real life and keep therapy consistent despite a changing schedule.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Idaho
- Languages
- English