Child Therapist. Course Creator. Here However Your Family Needs Support
Licensed Clinical Social Worker & Child Therapist
I’m Katie Peterson - for over a decade I’ve helped kids build confidence, manage big feelings, and navigate friendships. Whether your family needs one-on-one therapy or wants tools you can start using tonight, there’s a path for you below.
Which Fits Your Family Right Now?
Two Ways to Work With Me
Individual Therapy
Private, personalized therapy for kids and teens navigating anxiety, big emotions, and life's harder moments — in my office or virtually.
- Individual & family sessions
- Parent coaching sessions
- Trauma-informed, evidence-based care
- In-person or virtual appointments
Skills Academy
Therapist-designed video courses and workbooks for confidence, friendship, and test anxiety — tools you use together at home, starting today.
- Self-paced video lessons & workbooks
- Instant access — no wait list
- One-time purchase, lifetime access
Kids Need Skills, Not Shame.
A Little About Me
I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Child’s Therapist with over a decade of experience helping children and families navigate anxiety, big emotions, and friendship struggles - with confidence instead of guesswork.
Whichever path you choose - working with me directly or starting with a Skills Academy course - you’re getting the same approach: practical, therapist-designed tools that actually work in real life.
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Find the Right Support for Where you are Right Now
Every family’s “right now” looks different. Start wherever feels most true for you today - there’s no wrong door.
Tests bring tummy aches, tears, or "my brain went blank."
The Test Anxiety Course helps your child understand what worry is doing in their body, then gives them the R·E·L·A·X·E·D. system to use before, during, and after a test.
- Understands why worry shows up on test day (and that it's not a sign they're "bad at school")
- Has a calm-down plan for before, during, and after the test
- Short videos plus a printable workbook you go through together
They say "I'm bad at everything," and they believe it.
The Self-Esteem Course helps your child quiet that harsh inner voice and build confidence on real proof, using the signature "Find the Evidence" tool.
- Learns to talk to themselves like someone who's on their side
- Practices standing up for themselves, kindly and clearly
- Finds real evidence of their strengths when doubt creeps in
Friend drama, feeling left out, or not knowing how to fix a fight.
The Friendship Course gives your child real tools for connecting, communicating, and working through conflict, including I-Statements, the Four-Part Apology, and the Circle of Trust.
- Uses I-Statements instead of blaming or shutting down
- Knows how to give a real apology (and accept one)
- Has a plan for the hard moments when friendships get bumpy
Refereeing the same fight every single day.
Same Team gives you the exact words for 12 common sibling conflicts: the toy grab, the tattling, the backseat brawl. Open to your scenario, say the line, and help them work it out together.
- 12 therapist-written scripts for the fights you're tired of hearing
- Instant download, so you can use it tonight
- Helps you step out of referee mode and into coach mode
A first phone is coming, and you're not sure what to say first.
The Phone Talks takes the guesswork out of it: a readiness check so you know where your child really is, plus the conversations to have before you hand the phone over.
- A 7-skill readiness check, so you can stop guessing
- 10 talks, word for word: privacy, pictures, tricky people, and more
- 13 phone-wallpaper script cards for the car or bedtime
Launches November 9
Take a Peek Inside →Email subscribers get early access on November 5, at the lowest price it will ever be.
More than one thing feels hard right now (that's really common).
The Whole-Kid Toolkit bundles the Test Anxiety, Self-Esteem, and Friendship courses together, so you're ready for whatever comes up next, for less than buying them one at a time.
- All 3 courses and all 3 printable workbooks
- Work through them in any order, at your child's pace
- One purchase that grows with your child
Not ready to buy yet? Start with the free Big Feeling Script Kit →
Real Families, Real Changes
Why Families Trust This Approach
"My daughter was so nervous about volleyball tryouts, she almost backed out because she didn't believe in herself. We practiced the self-affirmation every morning and night — she crushed tryouts, made the team, and kept saying how proud she is of herself."
— Mother of a 9-Year-Old, Self-Esteem Course"Katie has found a way to talk about anxiety while still being both comforting and encouraging."
— Parent & 3rd Grade TeacherStart With Something Free
Not Ready For Either Yet?
- Clear, easy-to-use scripts so you know exactly what to say
- Free, printable tools for home or the classroom
- Short, actionable tips you can start using right away
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📖 From the Blog
Practical, therapist-written articles on the everyday stuff — meltdowns, friendship drama, test-day nerves, and what to actually say in the moment.
Browse the BlogYou Don’t Have to Figure This Out Alone
Whether it’s a session together or a course you start tonight - there’s a next step here for your family.