Katie Clay - Wakefield, LCMHC

North Carolina · 18 years in practice

Katie Clay - Wakefield is a licensed clinical mental health counselor who blends movement-informed insight with practical talk therapy.

License and registration

LCMHC, North Carolina: 11144 · expires June 2027
NPI: 1689071292 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 18
Languages: English

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About Katie

Katie Clay - Wakefield is a licensed clinical mental health counselor who blends movement-informed insight with practical talk therapy. She focuses on moments of life change and helps people notice what they want next. Katie centers honesty, warmth, and a bit of humor to make difficult conversations easier to begin.

She has 18 years of experience, much of it in community mental health, and earned an MA in Dance/Movement Therapy and Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2009.

Background and approach

That background informs a style that pays attention to both feelings and how people live in their bodies. Sessions aim to connect what someone thinks with what they actually do day to day. Katie often supports people navigating relationship concerns, parenting stresses, self-esteem, career decisions, and life transitions.

She also works with attachment issues, body image, caregiver strain, and matters related to kink and alternative sex culture. Her practice includes a focus on women's issues and the particular changes that can come in midlife. She describes her approach as honest, compassionate, and direct.

Early meetings focus on what led someone to seek help and on practical next steps that feel doable. Humor and straightforward feedback are tools she uses to ease tension and build momentum. Katie practices in North Carolina and offers a mix of session formats to fit different needs.

People who want steady, grounded support for making intentional life choices may find her style helpful.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Online support

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Evidence-informed techniques used by Katie emphasize awareness of the body and clear, goal-oriented conversation. Dance/movement-informed work helps clients notice how stress and emotion show up in posture, movement, and daily routines and is useful for people who want to reconnect with their bodies or break habitual reactions. Integrative talk therapy focuses on identifying practical next steps, setting boundaries, and strengthening self-esteem to handle relationship and life-transition challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Katie collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and the problems they want to solve. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan as progress and needs change.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people work face to face when bandwidth allows. Phone sessions are useful for those who prefer not to be on camera or need a quieter option. Live chat or text messaging can support shorter check-ins, ongoing reflection between sessions, or people who find writing easier than speaking. These options aim to fit therapy into busy lives and make consistent work more attainable.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Katie help with?

She works with relationship issues, parenting strain, self-esteem, career questions, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, and topics tied to kink and alternative sex culture.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is direct, compassionate, and often uses humor to ease tension. She combines movement-informed awareness with practical talk to connect feelings to everyday actions.

What is her professional background?

She earned an MA in Dance/Movement Therapy and Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2009 and has 18 years of experience, mainly in community mental health settings.

Where is Katie based?

She practices in North Carolina and lists that state as her location.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people from other countries work with her?

She is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How are costs and starting therapy handled?

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