About Katherine, LMFT

(She/Her)

The image depicts Katherine Traxler-LaFrance professionally posing with a rested elbow on an armchair. She is smiling wide. A Latina queer woman wearing a yellow cardigan with half-up, curly hair.

We should all be able to live authentically.

You deserve to feel good about who you are. Everyone deserves to feel connected and safe with others. You can have happiness and peace.

 

I'm Katherine, and I help individuals, couples, and families just like you: those that have it within them to feel connected and valued for who they are but need the support to get there.

I help my clients find their ideal selves, equipping them with the tools they need to realize their self-worth, gain confidence, and establish good boundaries and communication.

Everyone has unique needs and desires for themselves and their relationships. Our sessions center on finding and meeting yours. You are an expert in your life, and my marriage and family training can help our exploration.

 

My Affirmative Approach

We will work together to identify where you want to go and what prevents you from living as your ideal self, moving at your pace the whole time and only ever working where you’re comfortable going. Through our work together, you’ll gain more confidence in yourself and strengthen the self-respect needed to communicate your needs and desires with others effectively.

You have nothing to prove in these spaces. I will not challenge you on your aspects of identity. You will not be expected to handle the burden of educating me on marginalized communities. We will work together to understand your authentic self.

 
The picture shows two hands holding with arms pulled taut. We can see the sleeves of the individuals, one wearing a gray sweater, and the other a cream with rainbow strands. The tone is intimate and togetherness.

I am dedicated to helping people in the LGBTQIA+ community with their relationships. 

I am on the asexual spectrum, demisexual specifically, and my wife is trans-feminine non-binary; trust me when I say that these issues are something that I am passionate about working through with you.

I know that it's hard to think you are worth the "extra work" to not only be understood but loved by those closest to you. This is why I want to be clear when I say you deserve to have the support you want, whether it's getting your pronouns right or just feeling comfortable enough to live or share about your relationship.

You deserve the effort, and you are valued. 

So when we work together, you won't just get a trained therapist, but rather you'll get someone who truly understands what you're going through and wants the best for you.

 

Credentials

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Texas. License number 204043.

Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from Our Lady of the Lake University.

Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Anthropology from Texas State University.