Therapist profile
Katherine Steadman, LMHC
Florida
LMHC in Florida - Stress and Addictions
Continue with KatherineWhere Katherine stands
- Credentials
- LMHC
- License
- LMHC, Florida / MH12204
- NPI
- 1659698363
- Experience
- 15 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Florida
About
- Stress and anxiety
- Addictions support
- Codependency concerns
About Katherine
Katherine Steadman is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 15 years of professional experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, and depression. Her practice also addresses ADHD, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting strain, anger, and coaching-type work.
Katherine starts by treating each person as the expert on their own life. She listens for strengths that can be used to handle present problems. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings and on noticing patterns that keep them stuck.
People who struggle with putting others first, worry about saying no, or live around someone else’s drinking or crises may find direct, concrete help here. Katherine talks through specific behaviors and choices that affect daily life. She pays attention to guilt, shame, and family-of-origin dynamics that often sit behind people-pleasing and codependent patterns.
Her approach emphasizes real-world coping skills for panic, chronic stress, and impulses that get in the way of relationships. She also works with those facing life-stage changes like midlife concerns, aging and caregiver stress, or chronic illness and pain.
Katherine uses straightforward conversation, goal-focused work, and practical planning to help people regain a sense of control. She offers sessions in English from her Florida practice and draws on 15 years of experience to support people exploring change.
Background and approach information that may affect beginning therapy includes a subscription-based payment model that can be canceled at any time and a simple online matching and scheduling process to book an initial session.
How sessions work
How Katherine blends common approaches with online work
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques often used in work like Katherine's include brief problem-solving and skills-focused methods. These approaches break difficulties into specific behaviors and teach concrete strategies to manage symptoms of anxiety, panic, and impulsivity. They are practical for people who want steps they can try between sessions.Another common approach emphasizes exploring family-of-origin patterns and how they shape current relationship habits. This kind of work looks at long-standing beliefs about worth, abandonment, and caretaking, and helps people notice repeated reactions so they can choose different responses when it matters.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Katherine will help figure out which techniques fit a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can shift over time as goals change or new issues come up.
Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people engage from a quieter space or avoid needing to be on camera, depending on what works best for them.
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Additional focus areas
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, depression, ADHD, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting strain, anger, and related issues like codependency and family of origin problems.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses plain, goal-focused conversation and practical steps. The work emphasizes strengths and things people can try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Katherine has 15 years of professional work experience in mental health settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Florida LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) and practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.