Katherine E. Walker, PhD, LPC, NCC, BCIA-C
Telephone: 919.676.9699 ext. 6
Email: walker@carolinaperformance.net
Dr. Walker has over 10 years of clinical experience working with individuals, couples, and groups (ages 18 and older) on a wide range of issues. At Baylor University Medical Center, a large regional, trauma I level medical center located in Dallas, Texas, Dr. Walker had the privilege of serving on an interdisciplinary treatment team, working with patients living with chronic pain and other complex medical conditions. In her work, she has helped individuals learn how to manage the difficulties related to their physical condition, improve coping skills, improve crisis management and resiliency, and reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. Additionally, Dr. Walker taught daily patient education classes on a variety of topics including sleep hygiene, stress management, assertiveness skills, and cognitive-reappraisal skills.
Dr. Walker works with clients to achieve a greater sense of awareness, empowerment, and develop better solutions and strategies to resolve one’s issues and problems. She believes that, as people become more aware and accepting of themselves, improve resiliency, and learn more adaptive ways of coping, they are more capable of finding happiness and contentment in their lives, despite ongoing challenges in life.
Through biofeedback, one can improve their ability to manage stress, health, and well-being by using signals (or cues) from their own bodies. Combined with supportive counseling, biofeedback can help the individual alleviate muscle tension, improve circulation, regulate breathing, improve focus and concentration, distract away from pain / discomfort, and learn new ways to cope with stressful situations and their medical condition.
Education:
- PhD in Counseling with a Specialty in Biofeedback (University of North Texas)
- Master’s of Science in Counseling (Texas A & M University—Commerce)
- Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology (College of Charleston)
Licensure and Certification:
- Licensed Professional Counselor (North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas)
- National Certified Counselor (National Board for Certified Counselors)
- Certified Biofeedback Therapist (Biofeedback Certification International Alliance)
Professional Experience:
- Outpatient rehabilitation, private practice, and community agency
- Texas state board approved LPC supervisor
- Adjunct professor for the Master’s Program in Counseling at the University of North Texas at Dallas teaching a variety of classes and supervising advanced clinical work of students
Clinical Services:
- Individual, couples, and group counseling (ages 18 and older)
- Wellness and psychoeducational classes
- Biofeedback and relaxation training
Counseling Areas of Interest:
- Depression and anxiety
- Adjustment issues
- Coping with grief / loss
- Issues related to work-life balance
- Stress management
- Pain / disease / disability management
- Assertiveness training / anger management
- Couples communication / relationship conflict
- Problem-solving / decision-making skills
- Sleep disturbance / sleep hygiene
- Weight management and exercise adherence
- Gay and lesbian issues
Theoretical Orientation:
- Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)
- Solution Focused Therapy (SFT)
Treatment Areas for Biofeedback:
- Attention deficit disorder (ADD)
- Asthma
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Migraine and tension headaches
- Chronic muscle tension / musculoskeletal pain and injury
- Fibromyalgia / myofascial pain
- Regional sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) / complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
- Parkinson’s related tremors
- Depression
- Anxiety / panic attacks / phobias
- Sleep disturbance
- Other stress-related conditions
Professional Associations:
- American Counseling Association (ACA)
- Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB)
- American Academy of Pain Management (AAPM)
- Licensed Professional Counselors Association of North Carolina (LPCANC)
- North Carolina Biofeedback Society (NCBS)
Session Fees:
- Initial visit / psychological evaluation: $130.00
- Standard session fees: $105.00 (60 minutes); $65.00 (30 minutes)
- Biofeedback training: $110.00
Although you are welcome to use your insurance benefits, please note that I am considered an out-of-network provider. If you wish to use your health benefits, I will be happy to provide you with a receipt following each session or a statement of services you may submit to your insurance company for reimbursement.