Katherine Oakenshield, LMFT

Katherine Oakenshield is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Arizona with four years of clinical experience. They identify as non-binary and bring an affirming, culturally aware approach to working with clients from queer, kink, and ethically non-monogamous communities as well as those exploring gender, sexuality, and relationship structures. Katherine integrates a broad range of clinical methods to tailor care to each person’s needs, drawing on approaches such as Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), the Gottman Method, Internal Family Systems, and mindfulness-informed practices.

Katherine’s specialties include relationship and family concerns, intimacy-related issues, parenting, stress and anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and coaching for life purpose and transitions. They also work with issues related to attachment, body image, sexual functioning, polyamory and non-monogamous relationships, gender dysphoria, and exploration of BDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultures. Katherine emphasizes practical tools for communication, healing patterns rooted in attachment, and building self-compassion and agency, while adapting techniques to fit each person’s goals and values.

In sessions, Katherine centers respectful curiosity and collaboration, helping people clarify what matters to them and take manageable steps toward change. Their training and eclectic clinical toolbox support both short-term solution-focused work and deeper exploratory therapy, depending on what a client needs. As an LMFT, Katherine holds a professional license to treat individuals, couples, and families, and aims to create a space where diverse identities and relationship styles are understood and supported.