- Anxiety and grief
- Caregiver stress
- Chronic illness support
About Katie
Katie Hunter is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Florida. She brings 13 years of experience helping people navigate anxiety, grief, chronic and terminal illness, caregiver stress, and the emotional fallout from addiction and life changes.
Katie focuses on practical conversations that make daily life easier to manage. She listens for what matters most and helps people name feelings like shame, resentment, and exhaustion. Sessions aim to restore a sense of self and to find small, doable steps forward.
She often works with people who are caring for loved ones or living with a serious health condition. Katie also supports those facing relationship shifts caused by addiction, job loss, or separation. Her approach is down-to-earth and centered on each person’s goals.
Katie uses a mix of approaches tailored to the situation. She draws on client-centered methods to follow what the person needs, and on cognitive behavioral and trauma-focused tools to address unhelpful thoughts and pain from past events. Dialectical behavior and solution-focused strategies are used when teaching concrete skills for distress and decision making.
Her style is straightforward and hopeful. Katie helps people move past the “I’ve got to be strong” mindset and reconnect with what matters. She frames healing as gradual and possible, even when life feels overwhelming.
How Katie’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's perspective and priorities. Online sessions using this approach involve open listening and reflection so the therapist can follow what the person needs to work on. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thought patterns and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety and improve mood. In an online setting this often means working together on homework, thought records, and short skills practice between sessions. Trauma-focused therapy is aimed at processing distressing experiences and reducing their hold on daily life; the therapist uses pacing and stabilization techniques to keep work manageable and tolerable.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Katie will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and preferences, and will adapt methods over time. The work is collaborative - the therapist and client decide what feels most helpful and adjust as progress is made.
Session formats are not listed explicitly in the profile, so confirm the current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, letting people join from a quieter spot, shorten a check-in when needed, or avoid travel on difficult days. It also allows for continued care during life transitions and when juggling caregiver responsibilities.
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Experience
13+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Katie commonly address?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, caregiver strain, addictions, relationship and family challenges, self-esteem issues, ADHD, and related life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Katie uses a client-centered, practical style that focuses on listening, naming feelings, and building small steps to manage everyday life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience working with people dealing with chronic illness, caregiver issues, addiction-related relationship strain, and related concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor - practicing in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She is not taking international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.