Katherine Wikrent

Therapist for the weird, nerdy, sparkly, and intense

LPC, NCC, CCTP-II, ADHD-CCSP

ABOUT ME

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Queer. Poly & kink-affirming. Trauma-trained. Neuro🌶️. Proud weirdo

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Hi. I’m Katherine (she/her). Or you can call me K.

I’m queer, kink-friendly, poly-affirming, trauma-trained, neurodivergent-aware, and proudly weird. I run Glitterspace Therapy for fellow weirdos who are done pretending “fine” is good enough.

I work with individuals, couples, and polycules across Louisiana who want real talk, real repair, and real joy. You know the ones:

✨ Deep feelers who overthink every text

✨ People everyone leans on but who are quietly unraveling

✨ Anyone told they’re “too much” just for existing

If that’s you, hey. You’re in the right place.

Your wonderfully weird therapist

I’ve been the people-pleaser. The one holding it together. The “high achiever” melting down in a bathroom stall between work meetings. Often told I was “too much” and “too sensitive” while already trying to shrink to survive.

So when I say I get it, I’m not tossing around therapist-speak. I really get it.

When a therapist finally told me, “Maybe you’re not the problem,” (at least not most of the time), my world turned upside down. I realized I could take up space, be feral, weird, and joyful…and still be okay.

Now, I have the best job ever. I get to help fellow weirdos do the same: heal trauma, stop erasing themselves, reclaim pleasure, and live full throttle without apologies. All while making Ru Paul references and the occasional dad joke.

Why I love this work

My messy AF path to becoming a therapist

Becoming a therapist wasn’t a straight line. It was a series of plot twists with a passport and a whole lot of existential dread.

I started in international development and public policy, working across Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Africa on public health and gender equity. I believed in big systems change. I earned a Master’s in Public Policy from George Washington University and dove headfirst into the DC grind: long hours, tight deadlines, and beautiful ideals buried under bureaucratic red tape.

Eventually, I burned out. Hard.

I looked like I had it together while quietly falling apart. I wanted real human connection. I wanted truth over polish, presence over performative perfection.

I was trying to fix broken systems I cared deeply about, but what I really craved was something more human. More real.

So I pivoted. Got my counseling degree. Found the work I was actually made for: helping brilliant, messy humans come home to themselves without cutting off edges.

I bring lived experience, messy growth, and hard-won lessons so you never have to shrink, tone down your weird, or pretend to have it all figured out in your healing.

I’m an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) and NCC (National Certified Counselor), with a Master’s in Marriage, Couples & Family Counseling from Loyola University New Orleans.

I’m also a:

  • Certified Clinical Trauma Professional II (CCTP-II)

  • ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP)

  • Individual, couples, and polycule therapist via telehealth; limited in-person in NOLA

I bring sharp insights, practical strategies, and Daria humor to help you navigate trauma, neurodivergence, and the messy beauty of being human.

Nerdy credentials

Outside the office

When I’m off the therapy clock, I’m usually walking the streets of New Orleans taking photos of pretty buildings like it’s my part-time job, rewatching 90 Day Fiancé with anthropological intensity, or spiraling into yet another 2am internet rabbit hole about Latin American history, attachment theory, or whether vampires would actually be hot in real life (answer: abso fucking lutely).

I’m a lifelong bookworm (think Matilda but grittier), a sucker for 90s nostalgia, and a proud Halloween maximalist. I live for board games, chill but also conversationally intense hangs with friends, nerdy deep dives on Wikipedia, and video games that let me make morally questionable choices in a fictional world.

I felt so seen by Home Alone as a kid I made everyone call me Kevin. I still rewatch it every Christmas as I put up my big sparkly Christmas tree.

I’m also queer AF, which means I believe in chosen family, power clashing, and that The L Word reboot deserves both praise and a formal apology.

I live for memes, messiness, drag, and moments of quiet aliveness.

Basically: curiosity, camp, glitter, and a little chaos. That’s my vibe. Bring your weird, I’ll bring mine.

Does my story sound a lot like yours? Let’s talk.

Here’s how to book a free 15-minute phone consult. No pressure, no sales pitch. Just a quick call to see if we click.

  • Go to my portal: https://glitterspace.sessionshealth.com/

  • Click “I’m a new client”

  • Select Free Telephone Consultation

  • Pick a time that works for you

  • Enter your contact info and click “Send Request”

And you’re set! I’ll confirm your request and call you at the time you chose

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