01 · Who Katherine works with

Katherine works with family conflicts, trauma and abuse and grief

Katherine lists 5 specialisms and 34 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Katherine chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Katherine's own words

What Katherine says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

Hi! I am Kate Lynch, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and I have been practicing therapy since 2014. As a wife, mom and many other roles in my life, I have learned that life's balance is not always simple but with the right mindset and some hard work, it can certainly be a pretty darn close.

I graduated from Ball State University in 2012 with my bachelors degree in social work and then from IUPUI in 2014 with my masters of social work. Since that time, I have worked in a variety of settings including hospitals, mental health facilities, shelters and schools. Each of these settings not only allowed me to work with a variety of interdisciplinary professionals, but a wide variety of clients as well. ​ I have a passion for trauma and grief therapies. I am certified in many different practices of evidence -based therapies, including TF-CBT, DBT, Exposure Therapy, and Seeking Safety. I use additional therapies such as Motivational Interviewing, Strength-Based therapy and Grief Counseling to ensure you are getting the best care proven possible. ​ Ultimately, I love to build up my relationships with clients and ensure each client gets what they feel they are looking for from services. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment.

Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage and I am here to support you in that process.

Katherine "Kate" Lynch, on the BetterHelp listing · read 7 Oct 2026

03 · How Katherine works

The 6 approaches Katherine lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Katherine lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Katherine's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Katherine runs a session.

Client-Centred TherapyPerson-centred · Rogerian

The therapist does not steer toward a technique or a diagnosis. They offer sustained, non-judgemental attention and reflect back what they hear, on the premise that people find their own direction when they are genuinely listened to. Often what people mean by “someone who just gets it”.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT

Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.

Dialectical Behaviour TherapyDBT

A structured skills-led adaptation of CBT built around holding two things at once: accepting yourself as you are and working to change. Teaches concrete skills for distress tolerance, emotion regulation and relationships. Developed for people whose feelings arrive at overwhelming intensity, and strongest-evidenced there.

Motivational InterviewingMI

A way of talking about change with somebody who is genuinely in two minds about it. The therapist does not argue for the change; they help you say your own reasons out loud, which is the part that predicts whether it happens. Common around substance use and health behaviour.

Solution-Focused Brief TherapySFBT

Starts from where you want to end up rather than from how you got here. Sessions look for the times the problem is already smaller and work out what is different about those, so the number of sessions tends to be short and the work concrete.

Trauma-Focused TherapyTF-CBT · trauma-informed

CBT adapted for people whose difficulty is rooted in a frightening or overwhelming event. Pacing is the point: safety and stabilisation come first, the memory itself is approached gradually and only when you are ready, and the aim is that recalling it stops hijacking the present.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Katherine practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Katherine's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Katherine at this point.

2. Naming Katherine specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Katherine is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Katherine.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

3 questions worth asking Katherine

Built from what Katherine actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Katherine's - Katherine has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

  Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LCSW

Licensed in

Indiana

Licence

IN LCSW 34011290A

Licence number

34011290A

Licence expires

1 Apr 2028

NPI

1154141869

Years in practice

10

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Not accepted

Listed since

15 May 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Katherine's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 7 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

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