Katie DeVoll (she/her/hers)

Young adults and college students experience a multitude of life transitions, sometimes all at once. These transitions, whether they were expected or sudden, can cause stress and anxiety. Through working in a college counseling center, I have helped students to process these life changes by celebrating the positives and grieving what they have lost in the changes. I have guided students in working to accept the changes and build resiliency to help to cope.

Relationships can bring feelings excitement, love, and belonging. They can also bring heartbreak, despair, and worry. Humans are social animals- we thrive when we connect with others. However, relationships (with friends, family, and partners) can be confusing and bring a mix of emotions. I can help you to process these changes in relationships and their effect on your mental health and wellbeing. Relationships are not black and white and we often must put work into them to gain clarity.

What does anxiety feel like to you? Anxiety can feel like your heart is beating out of your chest or a hamster wheel of thoughts that never stops. Whatever it feels like, anxiety can cause significant levels of distress. It is okay that you are feeling this way- you are not alone. Anxiety is the most common issue that I have worked with as it affects approximately 40% of college students. Using CBT and Mindfulness, I can help you to identify anxiety triggers and to learn more coping skills.

Motivational Interviewing is helpful with clients who are debating any sort of change in their life. It highlights motivation to change while facilitating a process of self-actualization, meaning that the client is in charge of their own behaviors and fate.

I always integrate aspects of Mindfulness into my sessions. Mindfulness teaches us to accept our thoughts and emotions, reducing feelings of guilt, self doubt, and confusion. We often are too focused on either the future or the past, ignoring what is happening in the here and now. Mindfulness brings us into the present and allows us to refocus and relax.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is helpful in exploring negative thought patterns and self-talk that work as barriers to change and positive self regard. By exploring your inaccurate thinking, you are able to explore positive, beneficial thoughts and to begin to change your ways of thinking and acting. CBT has been shown to improve symptoms of anxiety, depression, and troubling life changes.

I always integrate aspects of Mindfulness into my sessions. Mindfulness teaches us to accept our thoughts and emotions, reducing feelings of guilt, self doubt, and confusion. We often are too focused on either the future or the past, ignoring what is happening in the here and now. Mindfulness brings us into the present and allows us to refocus and relax.