Katharine “Katy” Nicholson, LMFT
Therapist in New York
Katharine “Katy” Nicholson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in New York.
- Licensed inNew York
- License001066
- NPI 1578845822
- Experience10+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Katharine
Katharine “Katy” Nicholson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in New York. She uses attachment-based ideas alongside client-centered and cognitive-behavioral approaches to help people untangle relationship and family challenges. Katy takes a practical, down-to-earth style that aims to make small changes feel doable right away.
She focuses on relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting struggles, and stress and anxiety. Katy also helps with grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, career transitions, mood concerns like depression and bipolar, and coping with life changes.
Background and approach
Her additional areas of work include attachment issues, adoption and foster care matters, blended family concerns, and communication problems. Over ten years of practice have given Katy experience in outpatient community mental health and family-centered work. She draws on approaches such as Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT).
These guide how she listens, reflects patterns, and helps people try new ways of relating. In sessions she listens for what is not being heard and helps people name the patterns that cause pain. She offers straightforward tools for communication, coping skills for stress and emotions, and practical steps parents can use at home.
Katy combines warmth with a problem-solving outlook to work toward clearer connections. Therapy is offered through online formats. People can expect collaborative work that centers their goals and values while addressing the specific issues they bring to sessions.
Credentials
- LMFT (New York)
- License 001066 · expires December 2027
- NPI
- 1578845822 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Katharine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Katharine names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Working with attachment and practical therapies online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationship patterns shape feelings and reactions. It helps people notice connection patterns and try new ways of relating to reduce repeated hurts. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience in the moment, using listening and reflection to build trust and help people find their own answers. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns and manage symptoms.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Katy collaborates with each person to learn their goals and preferences, then blends methods that fit those needs. Together they will try ideas, track what helps, and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short check-ins, writing through emotions, or fitting a session into a work break. These options give flexibility for different schedules and communication styles.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Katy works with relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, stress, anxiety, grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, career changes, mood concerns, and related areas such as attachment and adoption matters.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She blends attachment-based ideas with client-centered and cognitive-behavioral methods to listen, notice patterns, and teach practical skills. Sessions tend to be warm, direct, and problem-focused.
What is her professional background?
Katy has about 10 years of clinical experience and several years working in outpatient community mental health. Her background includes family-focused work and a range of therapeutic approaches.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in New York and practices from that region.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is provided via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
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?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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