Indira Katan, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker
5290 Overpass Road, 209, Santa Barbara, California, 93101
Phone: 8054488618
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Session Fees: $175 per session
www.katancounseling.com
This member is also available for online counseling.
Online-counseling methods: Webcam

What I Do

I help children, teens, and adults who struggle with anxiety, depression, trauma, or relationship struggles by providing encouraging and effective services. I specialize in an integrative approach which means we work together to identify what techniques will support you best. I have worked with children and famlies for decades and have many tools that can be supportive. Each person's and family's journey is unique, and I work with you to find the best ways to support you. My commitment is to provide a comprehensive, holistic space for growth and to support you or your child in overcoming challenges and learning to thrive.

How I Work

With young children, I use play therapy to support self-expression, build resilience, and support behavioral choices. For older children, teens, and adults, I use a combination of approaches depending on the client's interests, strengths, and needs. These may include mindfulness, talk therapy, EMDR, and expressive therapies such as sandtray, sewing, art, collage, or writing. All my work comes from the viewpoint of relational neuroscience which takes current brain science and turns it into effective therapy! We will work with understanding the nervous system and its relationship to the brain and behavior. Some clients like to hear a lot about the science. Others aren't interested at all. Either way, I work to create a safe and nurturing place to support you or your child as you heal and grow.
My Experience

I have worked with children, teens, and adults for almost two decades. I have worked in schools, homes, clinics, homeless family shelters, crisis shelters, out in the community, and in private practice. I have supported people from all types of backgrounds and situations living in big cities, small towns, and in between places like Santa Barbara. Yes, I have moved around a lot, but I grew up in Santa Barbara, and I am back to stay. All of these experiences, coupled with my own personal journey, have given me tools to support others and have helped me develop a solid optimism about our potential to heal. Change is possible!

The Nuts and Bolts
Fee - $175 Session
Insurance - Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield of CA (not Magellan), Cigna, Oxford, United Health Care
Insurance that is still in process (ask for updates) - Cencal, Medicare, Magellan

Jargon Corner
I try to keep jargon out of how I talk about working with people, but sometimes clients are looking for something in particular. Here are some modalities that I use: mindfulness, EMDR- Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing, CBT- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, DBT- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, IFS- Internal Family Systems, Attachment Theory, IPNB-Interpersonal Neurobiology/Relational Neuroscience, Somatic/Sensorimotor Therapy
I am happy to provide a 15-minute phone consultation to answer any questions and to let you know more about how I work. It is so important to feel comfortable with your therapist, and I am happy to get the ball rolling.

Indira Katan Reaches

Santa Barbara CA

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