Katharine St. Aubin

Calm, practical, strengths-based care

LMSW Michigan

Experience: 10 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Self esteem
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Katharine

Katharine St. Aubin brings a cognitive behavioral framework to her practice while drawing on complementary approaches such as acceptance and commitment strategies and client-centered care.

Background and approach

With an LMSW and a decade of clinical experience in Michigan, she focuses on practical skills and collaboration, helping clients identify patterns that maintain distress and learning new ways to respond. She frames clients as experts in their own lives and emphasizes building on existing strengths to meet current challenges.

Her work addresses a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, and issues around self-esteem and motivation. Additional areas of attention include caregiving stress, aging and geriatric matters, postpartum depression, relationship and communication problems, and life purpose.

Katharine supports people navigating major life changes, isolation or loneliness, and transitions that affect work and family functioning. She aims to offer steady guidance while encouraging practical change and self-compassion.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Many clients find Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helpful for identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which can reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress through structured exercises and practical skill practice. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy complements that work by helping people clarify values and build willingness to experience difficult emotions while pursuing meaningful actions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a supportive, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist listens deeply and follows the client's priorities to foster insight and self-directed growth.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist collaborates with each person to determine which methods best match their goals, needs, and preferences, and adapts techniques over time based on what proves helpful. This collaborative stance helps tailor treatment to real-life circumstances and evolving concerns.

The online format supports flexible access to these methods through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during transitions, and practice skills between meetings with ongoing messaging support when needed.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?

She works with issues such as stress, anxiety, grief, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, self-esteem, motivation, and coping with life changes, along with related topics like caregiver stress and postpartum depression.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style blends cognitive behavioral techniques with acceptance and client-centered methods, focusing on skill-building, values-based work, and affirming clients' strengths.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 10 years of professional experience working with a variety of mental health and life-challenge concerns.

Where is she licensed and how is she credentialed?

She is licensed in Michigan and holds an LMSW with licence number MI LMSW 6801115004.

Does she provide services in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are available for therapy?

Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and preferences.

How are costs and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin working together?

Prospective clients select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Grief Self esteem Coping with life changes Compassion fatigue

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposePostpartum depressionSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Michigan

Languages

English