Katherine R. Sciacca, MEd, NBCC, CASDC

About

Licensed Professional Counselor in Atlanta, GA. Works with Childhood/Developmental Trauma, Neurodiversity/Neurodiverse Relationships and Sex Therapy. Sees clients online only. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Peer Relationships
• Racial Identity
• Relationship Issues
• Stress Management
• Trauma and PTSD

Types of therapy

• BrainspottingA newer trauma therapy that uses where a person looks, held at fixed points, to help reach and process distressing feelings.
• Culturally SensitiveTakes a person's culture, identity, background and values into account, and shapes the work so it fits their life.
• EMDREye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. A structured trauma therapy in which a person recalls distressing memories while following side-to-side eye movements or taps.
• Family / MaritalTherapy with couples or families together, focused on communication, conflict and the patterns between people.
• HypnotherapyUses guided relaxation and focused attention (hypnosis) to help with things such as anxiety, pain, sleep or habits like smoking.
• IntegrativeCombines more than one therapy approach, fitted to the person's needs.
• MulticulturalRecognizes how culture, race, ethnicity and other identities shape experience, and makes them part of the work.
• PsychoanalyticThe tradition that began with Freud. Explores unconscious thoughts and feelings, often through free association, sometimes with several sessions a week.
• Psychobiological Approach Couple Therapy
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.
• RelationalSees relationships as central to well-being. The relationship with the therapist is used to understand and change patterns in other relationships.
• Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)A short-term, goal-focused approach that spends less time on problems and more on what already works and the small steps toward what the person wants.
• SomaticBody-focused therapy that pays attention to physical sensations, posture and breathing, on the view that stress and trauma are held in the body as well as the mind.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Sessions

Online only

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Childhood/Developmental Trauma, Neurodiversity/Neurodiverse Relationships, Sex Therapy, ADHD, Anxiety, Autism, Depression, Infidelity, Marital and Premarital, Peer Relationships, Polyamory & ENM, Racial Identity, Relationship Issues, Sexual Abuse, Stress, Trauma and PTSD, Women's Issues

Insurance

Aetna, Anthem EAP, BHS | Behavioral Health Systems, BlueCross and BlueShield, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna and Evernorth, New Directions | Lucet, Optum, Quest Behavioral Health

Fees

Individual sessions $150, couple sessions $225; sliding scale available

Payment methods

American Express, Discover, Mastercard, Visa

Ages

Adults

Works with

Individuals, Couples, Family

Communities

Bisexual Allied, Gay Allied, Immuno-disorders, Lesbian Allied, Non-Binary Allied, Queer Allied, Racial Justice Allied, Single Parent, Transgender Allied

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

Lindsey Wilson University

Other offices

Dallas, 75201

Education & qualifications