Katia Gilliam, LPC

Katia Gilliam is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia. She brings 22 years of experience in mental health and social services and works with people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship struggles, and life transitions.

She has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology. Her work history includes roles in independent practice, crisis intervention, school-based programs, community mental health clinics, detention centers, residential treatment, and social service agencies. Those settings shaped her practical approach to therapy.

Katia uses straightforward, evidence-based techniques to help people find useful tools that fit their daily life. She describes her style as solution-focused and trauma-informed, and she teaches skills drawn from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches along with mindfulness practices.

Sessions aim to be warm and nonjudgmental. She helps clients talk through difficult experiences, build coping skills, and set realistic goals. The focus is on manageable steps rather than quick fixes.

She also supports people working through parenting stress, career decisions, addiction concerns, ADHD-related challenges, eating issues, and identity questions. Katia accepts international clients and offers services in English and Portuguese. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.

How evidence-based methods translate to online care

Many of the techniques Katia uses are practical and can be taught in conversation or through exercises you do between sessions. Cognitive behavioral work focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to reduce anxiety and low mood. Dialectical behavior skills teach concrete strategies for managing strong emotions, improving distress tolerance, and steadying relationships. Mindfulness practices help people notice their experience without getting overwhelmed, which can ease stress and improve focus.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Katia will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, values, and what feels useful in day-to-day life. She checks in and adapts tools as needed so therapy remains practical and goal-oriented.

The original profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for brief check-ins when a full in-person visit is hard to arrange. It also makes it possible to continue work with a licensed professional while living outside the therapist's immediate area.