Meet Dr. Katie DeShields — Psychologist in Louisville, KY + Online
On the outside, it looks like you’ve got it all together. You’re the responsible one, the problem-solver, the person everyone can rely on.
But inside… well, maybe that can best be described as pure, utter chaos.
Your mind doesn’t exactly rest. It runs an endless highlight reel of what you said, what you should’ve said, and what you might say next time. It’s like Rubik’s cubing your way through every conversation in your head, trying to find the perfect combination that keeps everyone happy.
Maybe you feel indecisive, caught between overthinking and guilt. Maybe you’re emotionally drained from managing everyone else’s needs while your own keep getting pushed to the bottom of the list. Or maybe you feel like you’re stuck on an anxiety hamster wheel that never really slows down.
I’m Dr. Katie DeShields, and I help adults struggling with anxiety, burnout, and guilt move from spiraling with worries into something a little calmer, more grounded, and more you.
The anxiety you experience didn’t appear out of nowhere. It often begins early in life as a necessary strategy to stay safe, keep the peace, or feel accepted. Over time, those same strategies — perfectionism, people-pleasing, constant planning — become exhausting.
My approach helps you understand these patterns with compassion rather than shame. Together, we get curious about why your anxiety works so hard and what it’s trying to protect you from. This isn’t about “fixing” you; it’s about helping the anxious part step back so other parts of you can finally breathe.
I work in a way that balances depth and insight with practicality. We’ll explore what’s driving your anxiety while also finding ways to make real, sustainable changes that support more balance in your day-to-day life. You can expect honesty, curiosity, and a grounded, conversational approach — with a dash of humor.
Learn more about anxiety-focused work → Anxiety Therapy
Therapy works best when you feel understood by someone who gets how anxiety operates — how it convinces you that resting is “being lazy,” or how guilt shows up the moment you think about setting a boundary.
If you’ve been living in constant stress, second-guessing yourself, or feeling responsible for keeping everything together, you don’t have to keep carrying it alone.
Our work helps you connect the dots between past experiences and present reactions so that change makes sense rather than feeling forced. The anxious part of you that’s been holding everything together for so long deserves care and attention too — not another lecture about why it “shouldn’t feel this way.”
If relationships are a major source of anxiety, guilt, or overthinking, you can learn more about how attachment patterns shape these dynamics here → Relationship & Attachment Issues Therapy
If exhaustion and burnout have started to creep in alongside the anxiety, this page may also be helpful → Burnout Therapy
- Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology, Spalding University
- Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP)
- Licensed Psychologist in Kentucky
- Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (PSYPACT Psychologist)
- Kentucky Psychological Association member
- 11+ years of experience providing therapy for adults with anxiety, perfectionism, and burnout
Therapy is an invitation to slow down and reconnect with yourself. Not to become a new version of you, but to start feeling more like yourself again. You don’t have to have everything figured out before you begin. You just need a willingness to get curious about what’s happening underneath the pressure to hold everything together.
If you’re ready to begin, you can contact me to schedule a free 15-minute consultation → Contact
Prefer meeting from home or need to meet outside of Kentucky? → Learn more about telehealth
therapy for adults, therapy for burnout, therapy for perfectionism, insight-oriented therapy, chronic anxiety, online anxiety therapy
Contact me today to book your consultation