Katie Dean, LCSW

Licensed in Utah · 3 years in practice

Katie Dean is a licensed clinical social worker in Utah with three years of professional therapy experience and a decade of background in case management and human services.

License and registration

LCSW, Utah: 11022382-3501 · expires September 2026
NPI: 1275351751 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 3
Languages: English

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About Katie

Katie Dean is a licensed clinical social worker in Utah with three years of professional therapy experience and a decade of background in case management and human services. She offers straightforward support for people navigating relationship strain, family conflict, trauma, and challenges around intimacy and self-esteem.

Katie aims to help clients feel safer in themselves and find practical ways to cope day to day. Her work centers on trauma recovery and building emotional skills.

Background and approach

She uses evidence-based methods to reduce the hold traumatic memories can have and to strengthen coping abilities. Sessions focus on concrete tools clients can use between meetings and on understanding patterns that keep problems repeating. Katie takes a client-centered, trauma-informed approach.

She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can name painful experiences and practice new ways of responding. The tone in sessions is direct but compassionate, with an emphasis on listening and clear next steps. Common concerns she addresses include abandonment wounds, caregiver stress, communication problems, control issues, and feelings of guilt or shame.

She also supports people dealing with mood and personality challenges, post-traumatic stress, sexual difficulties, and loneliness. Katie works with each person to set realistic goals. She combines short-term strategies for immediate relief with longer-term work that changes unhelpful patterns.

Getting started involves a simple matching process and scheduling that fits the client's rhythm.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Online support

How trauma-focused techniques work online

Katie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques aimed at addressing trauma and its effects. Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral methods help people spot the thoughts and behaviors that keep distress active and teach practical skills to change them; this approach is useful for mood problems, anxiety linked to trauma, and improving daily coping. EMDR-style approaches work with how traumatic memories are stored and can reduce their emotional intensity through structured sessions and guided processing; this can help people who carry vivid, intrusive memories or strong physical reactions to reminders.

Deciding which method to use is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about symptoms, goals, and what feels manageable, and they will try approaches that match those needs. Adjustments are made over time based on how the client responds, so the plan can evolve together rather than being fixed up front.

Online therapy here uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexible care. Video is good for full sessions and skill practice, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat allows shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing processing between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules and allow the therapist and client to pick the format that works best for each step of care.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does Katie address?

She helps people facing relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, and low self-esteem. Additional areas include caregiver stress, communication problems, and sexual difficulties.

How would you describe her therapy style?

The approach is client-centered and trauma-informed with a direct, compassionate tone. Sessions focus on listening, clear steps, and practical skills to use between meetings.

What is her professional background?

Katie has three years of professional therapy experience and ten years in case management and human services. That combination informs both short-term support and longer-term work.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She holds an LCSW credential in Utah and practices with clients in that state.

Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Cost varies with location and scheduling and sessions are billed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

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