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Licensed to practice in 6 states and accepts 42 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Coping Skills, Health/Medical Issues and 2 more.

Katie Risko

LICSW, 6 years of experience
Warm
Holistic
Authentic
VirtualAvailable

Katie is experienced in working with individuals who have faced a wide range of mental health and social challenges. She has a passion for helping others and is skilled in integrating evidence-based psychotherapy techniques including, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) with holistic care. I also specialize in Amino Acid therapy the use of all natural supplemental amino acids to replenish depleted neurotransmitter systems. Katie can help to eliminate your symptoms like anxiety, low mood, irritability, lethargy, apathy, stress, and insomnia. Katie can help you get rid of cravings for alcohol, sugar or other substances. Katie also specializes in work life/balance, nutrition Life Transitions, coping skills and health and wellness. Katie is also certified Integrative Health Practitioner. Katie will also soon be able to run functional labs such as gut test, hormones, adrenals, Omega tests, food sensitivity and more. Katie focuses on whole-body holistic approaches such as nutrition, nervous system regulation, sleep hygiene, exercise and nutrition. My compassionate care approach supports others in their discovery of inner strengths helping to create positive change.

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

I will always make client feel welcome and making them feel as comfortable as possible.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

Holistic approaches and mind body, I work with CBT and other modalities to help with emotional regualtion.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

My ideal client is one that focuses on whole body therapies, focuses on good nutrition proper sleep.

Specialties

Top specialties

Anxiety

Coping Skills

Health/Medical Issues

Other specialties

Insomnia/Sleep Issues

Women's Issues

I identify as

White

Woman

Serves ages

Adults (18 to 64)

Licensed in

Delaware

Kentucky

Minnesota

New Hampshire

Virginia

West Virginia

Accepts

Aetna

Aetna - ASR Health Benefits

Aetna - Allied Benefits

Aetna - Luminare

Aetna - Moda

Aetna - WebTPA

Aetna – HealthEZ

All Savers

Amerihealth Administrators

Anthem

Highmark

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Independence Blue Cross

Independence Administrators

Arlo

AvMed

Cash - $100 per session

Centivo

Cigna

Cigna - HealthEZ

EAP:Cigna

EAP:Evernorth

EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum

Evernorth

GTEB

Golden Rule

Harvard Pilgrim

Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare

HealthPartners

Kaiser Permanente

Medica

UnitedHealthcare/Optum

Optum

OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions

Oscar

Oxford

Surest (formerly Bind)

Tufts Health/Cigna

United Medical Resources

UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance

UnitedHealthcare Shared Services

UnitedHealthcare StudentResources

Location

Virtual

My treatment methods

Supportive

Katie is experienced in working with individuals who have faced a wide range of mental health and social challenges. She has a passion for helping others and is skilled in integrating evidence-based psychotherapy techniques including EMDR, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) with holistic care. I also specialize in Amino Acid therapy the use of all natural supplemental amino acids to replenish depleted neurotransmitter systems. Katie can help to eliminate your symptoms like anxiety, low mood, irritability, lethargy, apathy, stress, and insomnia. Katie can help you get rid of cravings for alcohol, sugar or other substances. Katie also specializes in work life/balance, nutrition Life Transitions, eating disorders, coping skills and health and wellness. Katie is also certified Integrative Health Practitioner. Katie will also soon be able to run functional labs such as gut test, hormones, adrenals, Omega tests, food sensitivity and more. Katie focuses on whole-body holistic approaches such as nutrition, nervous system regulation, sleep hygiene, exercise and nutrition. My compassionate care approach supports others in their discovery of inner strengths helping to create positive change.

, 2 ratings

2 ratings with written reviews

April 14, 2026

Katie is warm, open-minded, authentic, and understanding. She takes a holistic approach and provides helpful insights and grounding techniques. I enjoy working with her.

Verified client, age 35-44
Review shared after session 2 with Katie

October 17, 2025

In my first session with Katie I found her to be inviting and warm, and it just kinda worked for me. I'm excited to continue talking with her, as I think she was able to tow the line between emotional connection and concrete, solution-oriented science.

Verified client, age 25-34
Review shared after session 1 with Katie