COVID-19 UPDATE
I will be offering Telehealth services, including video counseling and phone calls, throughout this pandemic. Video sessions will be using Doxy.me, a secure and HIPAA compliant platform. This action is to ensure your safety and the safety of all clients who seek services at Waybridge Counseling. Please don't hesitate to call or email with any questions you may have during this difficult time. 
(513) 399-7046
​Katie.waybridge@gmail.com

Welcome!

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional working at a group practice called Waybridge Counseling. I primarily work in our Mariemont and Blue Ash, Ohio offices providing individual therapy sessions for children, teens, young adults and adults struggling with various types of anxiety. I believe everyone's voice and story matters, which is why I am passionate about creating a safe and comfortable atmosphere where you can explore every facet of yourself and your world. Feel free to look around my site to learn more about the counseling services I provide. ​

Anxiety

Counseling is a unique experience where counselor and client work together to identify strengths and deepen the understanding of self, others and the world. Professional counselors typically see clients with a variety of struggles, spanning from acute stress to severe trauma. My primary focus is helping young adults and adults gain more control of how to manage anxiety and to understand it at a deeper level. I work with individuals experiencing a variety of anxieties, including Generalized Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive tendencies, Panic and Phobias. 

​Anxiety comes in a variety of shapes and sizes. Often times, it presents with physical symptoms such as muscle tension, headaches, accelerated heart rate, sweating, and nausea. Throughout counseling, I work with clients to understand their unique presentation of anxiety and how to manage it appropriately by using healthy coping skills and grounding techniques. 

Individual Counseling

While my primary focus is helping clients with various types of anxiety, I also have experience with helping individuals with depression, stress, anger and life transitions. I believe that our life is only as good as our perception and that our thoughts can greatly impact our moods; for better or for worse. Similarly to my approach to anxiety, I utilize a Strengths-Based, Cognitive-Behavioral approach to empower clients in taking control over their thoughts, behaviors and lives. 

Change Your Brain - Change Your Life

Extensive research has been done on the brain and what has been found is truly revolutionary. This research has shown that our brains have an ability to change and adapt based on our experiences. Now, if we have any power over our behaviors (which we do) then we also have the power to quite literally change the way our brain functions.

Let's take anxiety for instance. Have you ever wondered why anxiety occurs? Well, anxiety is a natural response to a threat - really it's our body's way of protecting us. Over time, the brain learns that some environments, events and people are safe and others are dangerous. As we find ourselves in a 'dangerous' situation (whether real or perceived) then it only makes sense that our body would attempt to protect us, which is where the anxiety/fear response comes into play. Just as the brain learns that some situations are dangerous, it can also learn that they are safe. When we experience situations, events or people and nothing bad happens, the brain learns to ease up with the fear response. Understanding and using this knowledge empowers us with the ability to make lasting changes to the way we think, act and feel. 

Trust yourself. You’ve survived a lot, and you’ll survive whatever is coming.
– Robert Tew