Katelyn Kapelinski, MA, LMHC, NCC

Merrillville, Telehealth

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Education

School

  • Valparaiso University

Degree

  • MA

Certifications

  • BS from Ball State University
  • LMHC
  • NCC

Katelyn Kapelinski is a graduate of Valparaiso University, where she received her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She is a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC). ​

Katelyn specializes in working with adolescents and also has experience working with children, families, young adults, and individuals struggling with addiction. She is skilled in utilizing techniques from Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Reality Therapy, and Experiential Therapy. Her background includes co-creating a behavior management program for teens, providing individual and group counseling in a school-based day treatment program for middle and high school students facing academic, behavioral, and mental health challenges, co-facilitating an anger management group, and leading team-building activities for children on an outdoor ropes course.

Katelyn provides counseling in the following areas: depression, anxiety, trauma, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, anger/aggression, borderline personality traits, suicidal ideation, life transitions, addiction, LGBTQ issues, familial conflict, social skills, and self-esteem concerns.

Issues Treated

  • Addiction
  • Children and Adolescents
  • Adoption Issues
  • Substance-Related Issues
  • Anger Management
  • Personality Disorders
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • LGBTQ+ Issues
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Domestic Violence and Abuse
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Dynamics
  • Infidelity
  • Personal Growth and Goal Setting
  • Life Transitions
  • Mood Disorders
  • OCD
  • Oppositional Defiance
  • Parenting
  • Peer Relationships
  • Cultural Identity
  • Relationship Issues
  • School and College Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harming Behaviors
  • Spirituality
  • Stress Management
  • Suicidality
  • Teen Violence
  • Thinking Disorders
  • Transgender
  • Trauma
  • Gender-Specific Issues

Session Types

  • Telehealth
  • Individual Therapy

Age Specialties

  • Adolescent
  • Adult

Types of Therapy

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Adlerian
  • Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Existential Therapy
  • Experiential Therapy
  • Exposure Response Prevention
  • Humanistic Therapy
  • Eclectic/Integrated Therapy
  • Interpersonal
  • Person-Centered Therapy
  • Reality Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma-Focused
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