Therapy that actually goes somewhere.
Therapy for adults & couples · San Jose & throughout California
Book a free 20-minute callKatie Robey, LCSW #126045 · Neurodivergent-affirming · LGBTQ+ affirming · Sessions by telehealth
You might know exactly what’s going on, or have no idea yet. Either way, we start there.
Progress can be surprisingly ordinary: a little less of your day spent on what’s bothering you, and a little more on everything else.
Hi, I’m Katie.
I have ADHD and OCD myself, so some of what I work with I also know from the inside.
I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and the therapist behind Evolve Talk Therapy. I named it that on purpose. I think talk therapy can do more than talk.
I’m a social worker by training, which means I can’t look at a person without also looking at their life: the job, the family, the week they’re having.
I read a lot of research, mostly because I’m curious and I don’t think anyone is ever finished learning this work.
I love this job, and I take it seriously that people let me into their lives.
More about KatieThe same behavior can come from very different places.
Putting off a phone call might be anxiety.
It might be ADHD.
It might be that you don’t want to talk to that person.
Each of those needs something different.
Challenging your thoughts can be useful. But if you already spend hours debating with your own mind, more analysis may just give you more to analyze.
And sometimes it isn’t in your head at all. It’s your job, your relationship, or the fact that three people depend on you.
Before we try anything, I want to understand what’s driving it. Then I ask questions, and you decide what to do.
We don’t have to make it more complicated than it is. We also don’t have to make it simpler.
What I specialize in
Therapy for adults and couples in San Jose and online throughout California.
OCD & Obsessive Thinking
You checked, asked, or looked it up, and felt better for about four minutes.
Intrusive thoughts, compulsions, reassurance seeking, rumination, and relationship OCD (ROCD), including the mental compulsions nobody sees. Treatment may include ERP, I-CBT, and ACT.
Explore OCD TherapyAnxiety & Chronic Worry
You’ve rehearsed a conversation that hasn’t happened yet, including the other person’s lines.
Generalized anxiety, panic attacks, overthinking, perfectionism, avoidance, and the exhausting work of trying to stay ahead of what might happen.
Explore Anxiety TherapyADHD & Executive Functioning
You know exactly what you need to do. You’ve known for weeks.
Adult ADHD, including late-diagnosed ADHD: executive dysfunction, procrastination, overwhelm, emotional regulation, and rejection sensitivity.
Explore ADHD TherapyAutism & Neurodivergence
Therapy here isn’t about teaching you to look more neurotypical.
Neurodivergent-affirming therapy for autistic (ASD), AuDHD, and late-diagnosed adults: masking and unmasking, autistic burnout, sensory needs, relationships, and identity.
Explore Autism TherapyComplex Trauma
Something can be over and still be shaping what happens next.
Complex trauma, C-PTSD, and childhood trauma can show up in your boundaries, sense of safety, relationships, and what you’ve learned to expect from yourself and other people.
Explore Complex Trauma TherapyComplicated Relationships
You can love someone and still not know what to do with the relationship.
Boundaries, loss, controlling relationships, emotional abuse, domestic violence, and decisions that don’t become easy just because you understand them. What you do about it is your call.
Explore Relationship TherapyCouples Therapy
I don’t want to hand you another communication tool before we know why the others haven’t worked.
Couples therapy and marriage counseling for partners who keep ending up in the same place, including neurodiverse couples.
Explore Couples TherapyTherapy should have somewhere to go. That doesn’t mean we’re going there every second.
If we keep having the same conversation and nothing is changing outside of it, I’ll say so, and we’ll try something different.
Some weeks aren’t about changing anything. Something hard happened and you need to talk about it. You can spend the whole hour on that, and it doesn’t have to become a lesson.
What sessions are like
Pull up the text. Show me the picture. Tell me the side story. Come in with no idea what you want to talk about.
You can start anywhere, including in the middle. I’ll say back what I’m hearing so you can tell me whether I’ve got it. Sometimes I’ll say the part you left out. I’d rather we work with the true version than the tidy one, and it’s usually less shameful out loud than it was in your head.
Then I’ll tell you what I think, in plain language. You won’t get a lecture. You’ll get what it means for your Tuesday. After that I ask questions until you work out what you want to do. That part is yours.
We laugh a lot too.
I’ll remember your sister’s name and your boss’s worst habit, and eventually you can just say, “So, my mom called,” and I’ll know exactly what kind of week it’s been.
Start with a free 20-minute call.
A website can tell you a lot about a therapist. It can’t tell you what it will feel like to talk to one. That’s what the call is for.
Book a free 20-minute call- Before
- You don’t need to prepare a polished explanation of yourself first.
- On the call
- Tell me what brought you here. I’ll ask some questions, tell you what I’m thinking, and answer yours.
- After
- There’s no pressure to schedule. If I’m not the right person, I’ll do my best to point you in the right direction.
- $295
- 60 minutes
- $250
- 45 minutes
- Private pay
- Superbills available for out-of-network reimbursement
- Online
- Sessions throughout California
For clinicians
Knowing a treatment model is not the same as knowing what to do with the person sitting in front of you.
For clinicians who want another set of eyes on a case.
Clinical Supervision · Professional Consultation · Training
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