Katherine Dilks (she/her)

Ph.D., LMFT
Accepting Clients

Trauma-informed MFT helping individuals, couples & families heal through connection, attachment, and compassionate care.

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in , NJ

Services
  • Individual
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Adolescent/Teen
  • Neuropsychological Assessment

About My Clients

I provide telehealth services to clients in NJ, PA and ME. I work best with clients who are ready to understand themselves and their interpersonal relationships, both family and friendship, more deeply. Many of the people I see are navigating the effects of trauma, attachment wounds, or major life transitions. They’re often seeking not just symptom relief, but lasting change and wanting to feel more grounded, connected, and confident in who they are and how they relate to others.

My Background and Approach

As a trained marriage and family therapist, I look at all clients as a part of the systems that they originated from. The context of your life and your family are just as important as your day-to-day experiences in helping to improve symptoms, self-understanding, and acceptance. While there are many theoretical approaches in family therapy that have valuable tools in understanding conflict and struggle in individuals and families, I would call myself an integrative therapist. I try to fit my treatment to the client in front of me instead of treating all of my clients with a "one size fits all" method. I am also open to feedback if you are looking for a specific metholodology. I lean into the following approaches for a good number of my clients: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-based training, Trauma informed care

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I’m known for my ability to create a calm, supportive environment where clients feel truly seen and understood. I accept my clients for who they are regardless of their context and difficulties. I believe that my clients are experts on their own lives and I am an expert in my field. With those beliefs, treatment must be collaborative. My approach helps clients make meaningful connections between their past and present, fostering emotional awareness, resilience, and stronger relationships. I tend to lean more into psychoeducation and science to help my clients understand the mechanisms that are at work within their brains and bodies that contribute to what they are feeling. If you too are into learning, I can supply you with more articles than you have time to read!

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Attachment Theory Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Other Techniques
  • Attachment Theory
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Collaborative Couple Therapy
  • Couples Counseling
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Family Systems
  • Family Therapy
  • Gottman Method Couples Therapy
  • Humanistic Therapy
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Psychological Testing and Evaluation
  • Relational Therapy
  • Trauma Therapy
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy
  • Relationship Counseling
  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Marriage Counseling
Other Issues
  • ADHD Therapists
  • Adoption Issues
  • Anger Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Burnout
  • Cancer
  • Child Issues
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief or Loss
  • LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
  • Marriage Counseling
  • Parenting
  • Polyamorous and Open Relationships
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Women's Issues
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Out of Network
  • Aetna
  • Cigna
  • Magellan Behavioral Health
  • AmeriHealth
  • Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
  • Independence Blue Cross
  • Anthem EAP - Bank of America
I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Agnosticism
  • Atheism
  • Christianity
  • Multifaith

At A Glance

  • Experience: 17 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $100 - 200/session

Reach out to Katherine