Katherine Ward, LPC

West Virginia · 4 years in practice

Katherine Ward is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in West Virginia.

License and registration

LPC, West Virginia: 2758 · expires June 2026
NPI: 1336845387 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 4
Languages: English

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About Katherine

Katherine Ward is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in West Virginia. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and addictions. Katherine also supports those facing parenting strain, sleep and eating concerns, career hurdles, and challenges with self-esteem or anger.

She draws from Existential therapy to help people find meaning during difficult transitions. Katherine also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to build practical skills for managing thoughts and behaviors.

Background and approach

She weaves attachment-informed ideas into sessions when relationships and past connections shape current struggles. Sessions are tailored to each person’s needs and goals. Katherine aims for straightforward conversations that identify patterns, set small goals, and try new ways of coping.

She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion throughout the process. Katherine often works with issues like trauma and abuse, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and relationship or communication problems. Additional focus areas include body image, codependency, abandonment, dissociation, and alternative-sex-culture topics such as BDSM and kink.

Her approach is collaborative. She encourages realistic steps and checks in on progress. Katherine believes making change takes courage and offers steady support while people try new strategies and choices.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Katherine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
LGBT
Relationship issues
Depression
Trauma and abuse
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Attachment issues
BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
Body image
Codependency
Communication problems
Control issues
Dependent personality
Dissociation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Family problems
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexuality
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Katherine names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches you can use online

Existential Therapy looks at questions of meaning, choice, and values. In simpler terms it helps people face big life changes, uncertainty, or feelings of emptiness by clarifying what matters to them and how they want to live.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches practical ways to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while acting on personal values. It can help with anxiety, depression, addiction, and managing overwhelming emotions by focusing on small, value-driven steps.

Attachment-Based ideas are used when past relationships shape current reactions. These approaches look at patterns of connection and trust, and help people find different ways to relate that reduce conflict and isolation.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Katherine will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. Together they set goals, try strategies, and adjust as progress is made.

Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes therapy flexible for busy schedules. Video is useful for deeper conversations; phone calls can fit a break at work or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or messaging can be a shorter check-in or ongoing written support between sessions. These options help people access therapy in ways that match daily life and practical constraints.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Katherine address?

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and communication problems, parenting strain, sleep and eating issues, ADHD, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Katherine blends an existential outlook with practical techniques. Sessions combine meaning-focused conversation and skill-building from approaches like ACT and CBT.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has four years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor working with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.

Where is Katherine licensed and practicing?

She is licensed as an LPC in West Virginia and practices with that credential in the state.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does billing and getting started work?

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