Katherine Santana, LCSW

Licensed in California · 4 years in practice

Katherine Santana is a licensed social worker in California who focuses on practical help for everyday struggles.

License and registration

LCSW, California: 122806 · expires May 2026
NPI: 1659901684 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 4
Languages: English

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About Katherine

Katherine Santana is a licensed social worker in California who focuses on practical help for everyday struggles. She draws on four years of clinical experience to guide people through stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, and major life changes. Katherine aims to make starting therapy feel doable and steady for someone who may be feeling unsure.

Her sessions center on clear, compassionate conversation. She creates a space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment.

Background and approach

That openness helps uncover patterns that make stress or impulsivity worse and points to small changes that can make a difference. Katherine helps people manage caregiving stress, control issues, and difficulties with money or impulsive choices. She also supports clients working on self-love and adjusting after loss.

Conversations focus on practical steps and tools that fit each person’s daily life. Sessions may include short-term strategies for immediate relief and longer-term work to build stronger routines and coping skills. Clients can expect a collaborative approach where goals are set together and progress is reviewed along the way.

She offers sessions in English and practices in California as an LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker. For many people, the hardest part is taking the first step, and Katherine aims to make that step manageable and respectful.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Katherine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Online support

Evidence-based approaches and accessible online sessions

Many clients are helped by focused, practical techniques that break big problems into smaller steps. One common approach emphasizes learning concrete coping skills for stress and anxiety - techniques might include paced breathing, scheduling manageable tasks, and brief behavioral experiments to test what helps. These tools aim to reduce immediate overwhelm and give quick ways to feel more in control.

Another helpful approach centers on processing grief and life changes through guided conversation and structured reflection. This style helps people organize their thoughts about loss or transition, name painful feelings, and identify next steps that fit their values and daily life. It can also support work on impulse control and financial decision patterns by clarifying triggers and building alternatives.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss what feels useful and adjust methods based on the client’s goals and preferences. This collaborative process means strategies are chosen to fit the person rather than applying the same plan to everyone.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video works well for fuller conversations and nonverbal cues, phone calls are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does this therapist help with?

Katherine focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, parenting, coping with life changes, and ADHD. She also addresses caregiver stress, control issues, impulsivity, money and financial issues, and self-love.

How would you describe the therapy style?

Sessions are conversational and practical. Conversations aim to identify patterns, try small changes, and build routines that reduce stress over time.

What is Katherine's background and experience?

She has four years of professional experience working with people on everyday concerns like anxiety and grief. Her work emphasizes an open, nonjudgmental environment.

What credential does the therapist hold and where do they practice?

She is an LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and practices in California.

In which language are sessions offered and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What formats are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How is payment handled and what does it cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with this therapist?

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