Katherine Oakenshield , LMFT

Katherine Oakenshield (she/they) is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who brings a creative, culture-forward approach to clinical work. Based in Arizona, they hold an LMFT credential - a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - and practice under AZ LMFT license number LMFT-15607. Their professional focus centers on relationship and family dynamics, with expertise in areas such as LGBT concerns, parenting, stress and anxiety, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, depression, and coaching.

Katherine blends clinical training with lived experience, identifying as neurodivergent, pansexual, gender fluid, and ethically non-monogamous. They welcome people from queer, kink, ENM, and geek communities and offers informed support around attachment difficulties, BDSM and alternative sex cultures, body image, gender dysphoria, guilt and shame, sexual functioning, polyamory and non-monogamous relationships, and young adult challenges. Their work also addresses life purpose, communication problems, self-love, and women-focused issues.

Clients can expect an approach informed by attachment-based thinking, client-centered listening, cognitive-behavioral skills, emotionally-focused interventions, and relationship tools from the Gottman Method. Katherine describes therapy as a collaborative journey that values curiosity, courage, and incremental progress over perfection. She manages her own scheduling, and when the profile indicates openings it reflects weekly time slots available for new clients.

Attachment and Client-Centered Approaches for Online Care

Katherine often integrates attachment-based therapy and client-centered therapy to guide online sessions. Attachment-based work explores how early and current relationship patterns shape emotional responses and connection needs, helping people improve trust, closeness, and communication in partnerships. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathetic listening and collaboration, creating a space where clients lead the pace and direction of change while the therapist offers validation and reflective support.

She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and build practical skills for managing anxiety, stress, and mood challenges. Finding the right therapeutic approach is treated as a collaborative process - Katherine works with each person to tailor methods to their goals, preferences, and life circumstances so the plan feels practical and respectful of identity and culture.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, access care from home, and maintain continuity of support when life circumstances change. Licensed professionals and therapists can adapt these modalities to deliver meaningful, accessible work that aligns with each client’s needs.