Katherine Best
Compassionate, evidence-informed care for emotional challenges
LCSW Pennsylvania
- Experience
- 6 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Katherine
Katherine Best is a licensed clinical social worker who blends evidence-based techniques with compassionate, values-aware care to support people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship challenges.
Background and approach
Drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside attachment-informed and emotion-focused approaches, she helps clients identify unhelpful thought patterns, improve communication, and work through past hurts that affect current functioning. With six years of clinical experience in Pennsylvania, Katherine addresses a wide range of concerns including social anxiety, trauma-related symptoms, caregiver stress, and women's mental health issues.
She places attention on attachment issues, abandonment wounds, and the interpersonal dynamics that shape family conflicts and romantic relationships, offering practical strategies for coping and change. Katherine also supports clients navigating life purpose, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and transitions related to pregnancy and childbirth.
Her client-centered stance invites individuals to explore meaning and build resilience at their own pace, while integrating existential themes when questions about values and identity arise. She holds an LCSW license - PA LCSW CW017554 - and frames therapy as a collaborative process aimed at concrete, manageable steps toward greater wellbeing.
Approaches that guide online work and growth
Katherine frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice and shift patterns of thinking and behaving that contribute to anxiety, depression, and mood-related difficulties; this approach emphasizes practical skills and measurable changes in daily life. She also integrates Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early and current relational patterns influence emotional responses and communication, which can be especially useful for addressing relationship concerns, abandonment wounds, and family dynamics. Additionally, her client-centered stance prioritizes the individual's experience, creating space for people to set goals and feel heard while other techniques are applied.
Therapeutic approach selection is collaborative rather than fixed. Katherine works with each person to determine which methods best match their goals, preferences, and presenting concerns, and she adjusts the focus over time as needs evolve. This joint process helps ensure sessions feel relevant and practical for the client's life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions, handle scheduling constraints, and access support from home or other convenient locations while working through stress, grief, relationship issues, and personal growth.
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Experience
6+ years
Licensed
Pennsylvania
Languages
English