Katie Lyon

Hi, I'm Katie! I have close to 9 years of experience working with many different populations, including children, adolescents, and adults. I really enjoy working with couples, as well! I utilize skills pulling from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, Gottman therapy, and play therapy. Through my experience, I have worked with people who live with many different challenges, including ADHD, anxiety, depression, life changes, grief, gender identity questions, chronic illness, LGBTQ issues, and body-focused repetitive behaviors such as trichotillomania and excoriation. I got my bachelor’s and master’s degrees from The Ohio State University (Go Bucks!!!) and have lived between Ohio and Michigan my whole life. In my spare time I enjoy playing with my puppy, Ruby, eating at yummy restaurants and watching marathons of my favorite shows or sports.

If you are ready to take control of your mental health, I’m right here with you!

I believe you already have everything within you to succeed and I am just here to guide you in this important journey towards health and wellness! I also believe one of the very most important aspects of your success in therapy is a connection with your therapist - one where you can be authentic, speak your full truth, and feel heard. My therapeutic approach includes humor, empathy, openness, and back-and-forth dialogue. I utilize trauma-informed approaches and techniques and change these approaches to best meet the individual needs of my clients. How I see it is as such: your past experiences inform how you see the world now. Your thoughts, emotions, physical sensations and behaviors are all playing off of one another. So, if you change one, you can change the rest. Let’s get your mind right!

From experience, I know reaching out for help can be hard. That may seem cliche, but one of my favorite things to do is see people grow and change the course of their life. Our first session is all about getting to know one another. We will get all the boring stuff out of the way first, like polices and paperwork. Then, we will dive into your life - What made you who you are today? Why are you seeking therapy now? Our first session will be lighter as we develop treatment goals together and get some baseline information down. From there, we will schedule our next appointment where we can really dig deeper into what's going on for you. We will go at a pace that feels comfortable for you, and will (hopefully!) laugh on the road towards healing. I can't wait to meet you!