Virtual Therapy Services
Compassionate, collaborative support for children, teens, young adults, and parents in California and Illinois
We offer virtual therapy for families seeking thoughtful, practical support with everyday parenting concerns, anxiety, stress, emotional well-being, family relationships, and the challenges that can come with childhood and adolescence.
Therapy is collaborative, individualized, and grounded in respect for each person’s strengths, needs, autonomy, identity, and lived experience. Depending on the client’s goals, sessions may incorporate cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), parent consultation, Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE), Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS), and other neurodiversity-affirming approaches. Katie is also completing additional training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
Therapy may support:
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Anxiety, worry, perfectionism, and avoidance
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Stress, low confidence, and difficult emotions
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Teen and young-adult concerns
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Parenting questions and family communication
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Emotional regulation, flexibility, and executive functioning
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School stress, transitions, and academic pressure
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Autism and Persistent Drive for Autonomy (PDA)
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Shutdowns, meltdowns, and demand-related distress
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General emotional and therapeutic needs
What to Expect:
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A warm, strengths-based therapeutic relationship
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Practical strategies that feel realistic for your child, teen, or family
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Support in understanding thoughts, emotions, nervous-system responses, and patterns
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Collaboration rather than behavior charts, punishment, or compliance-based plans
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Respect for each person’s autonomy, communication style, and individual way of experiencing the world
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Space for parents to receive support without blame or judgment
Meet the Therapist
All therapy sessions are provided by Katie Douglas, MSE, LCPC, an experienced counselor, educator, and neurodiversity-affirming therapist. Katie works with children, teens, young adults, and parents. She brings a thoughtful, warm, and approachable style to concerns ranging from everyday parenting stress and adolescent anxiety to more complex emotional, developmental, family, and school-related needs.
Katie has specialized training in Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE), Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS), and PDA-informed support, including Level 3 PDA certification. SPACE helps parents respond to a child’s anxiety in supportive ways while gradually reducing patterns that may unintentionally reinforce anxiety. CPS, developed by Dr. Ross Greene, helps families identify the skills, needs, and concerns underlying challenging situations and work toward solutions collaboratively.
Katie’s approach looks beyond behavior to understand what may be happening underneath, including anxiety, overwhelm, sensory needs, differences in communication, unmet needs, or a strong need for autonomy. The goal is not to make children or teens appear more compliant. It is to help them feel understood, develop meaningful skills, strengthen relationships, and move toward goals that matter to them and their families.
What Sets This Therapy Apart?
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We focus on connection, trust, collaboration, and emotional safety.
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We support children and teens without asking them to hide important parts of who they are.
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We help parents better understand their child while also making room for their own needs, stress, and well-being.
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Families receive practical support that is compassionate, realistic, and tailored to their everyday lives.
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You do not have to figure everything out alone. Katie can help your family develop a clearer, more supportive path forward.
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Therapy is available to clients who are physically located in California or Illinois at the time of each session.