Kathryn (Katie) Mason

Kathryn (Katie) Mason is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in California. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship concerns, and eating and body-image issues. Katie focuses on creating a calm space where people can talk through difficult feelings and take practical steps forward.

With 17 years of professional experience, Katie draws on approaches that emphasize connection and present-day problem solving. She often uses Attachment-Based work to look at how past relationships shape current patterns. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

Sessions are conversational and goal oriented. Katie aims to make therapy straightforward and down-to-earth. She helps people set small, doable goals and practices skills between visits when that feels helpful.

Katie’s background includes experience supporting people through life changes, grief, intimacy-related struggles, parenting challenges, and issues related to ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and addictions. She also works with concerns such as guilt, shame, isolation, and impulse control.

Her approach is collaborative: she listens first, then suggests tools and exercises that fit each person’s life. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to Katie’s availability.

How therapeutic approaches adapt to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and connections; online sessions can support identifying those patterns and practicing new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and shift behaviors through structured exercises and homework that translate well to an online setting.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then suggest an approach or a mix of methods that fits. Decisions about techniques and pacing are made collaboratively so the plan feels manageable.

Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use visual tools, worksheets, and practice exercises during a session to reinforce skills learned between visits.