Katherine Wikrent
PLPC, NCC
Therapist for the weird, nerdy, sparkly, and intense
ABOUT ME
Queer. Poly & kink-affirming. Trauma-trained. Neuro🌶️. Proud weirdo
Hi, I’m Katherine Wikrent (she/her). I’m a trauma-informed, relationship-focused therapist. I work at AEJ Counseling in New Orleans, Louisiana.
I’m queer, kinky-friendly, neurodivergent-affirming, and proudly weird.
I work with individuals, couples, and polycules across Louisiana who are done with pretending and ready for something real.
You know the ones:
the deep feelers
the overthinkers
the people everyone leans on while secretly unraveling
anyone who’s been told they’re “too much” for just being who they are
If that’s you: hey there. You're in the right place.
Your wonderfully weird New Orleans therapist
Why this work matters to me
I’ve been the people-pleaser. The one holding it together. The “high achiever” melting down in a bathroom stall between work meetings.
So when I say I get it, I’m not tossing around therapist-speak. I really get it.
Some of my favorite clients show up saying:
“I feel like I’m too much and also not enough.”
“I’ve done a lot of therapy, but I still feel stuck.”
“I know what I should do... I just can’t make myself do it.”
My life turned upside down when I had a therapist suggest that maybe I wasn’t the problem (at least not most of the time). Things got a lot easier when I realized I could be my wonderfully weird self & take up space.
Now, I want to help other fellow weirdos heal the past so that they can experience joy, pleasure, and happiness. You’ve already survived so much. Now it’s time to start living.
My messy journey 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 got good at looking like I had it together while quietly falling apart: perfectionism, people-pleasing, never feeling good enough, second-guessing everything. I was trying to fix broken systems I cared deeply about, but what I really wanted was something more human. More real.
I didn’t want to sit in meetings debating diplomatic semantics. I wanted to sit across from someone and say the true thing, in words that feel real. I wanted to be part of moments where healing actually happens.
So I pivoted. Went back to school. Earned my counseling degree. Found the work I was actually made for: helping wonderfully complex humans come home to themselves.
I bring my full self to this work, lived experience, messy growth, lessons learned the hard way, so you never have to water down your healing process or pretend you’ve got it all figured out.
The nerdy (but important) details
I’m a PLPC (Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor) and NCC (National Certified Counselor), with a Master’s in Marriage, Couples & Family Counseling from Loyola University New Orleans.
I practice at AEJ Counseling, under the supervision of owner Dr. Amanda Elise Johns Dossaji.
I offer individual and partner therapy across Louisiana via telehealth and have limited office hours in New Orleans.
I’ve completed specialized training in trauma and ADHD, including:
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, Level 1 (CCTP-I)
ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP)
While these certifications aren’t formally recognized under my PLPC license type, the tools I’ve learned are very real. They let me support trauma, neurodivergence, and all the messy beauty of being human with clarity, nuance, and strategies that work.
👉 Curious why trauma-informed care matters (especially if you’ve got ADHD or complex trauma)? You can read more about that on my new blog [coming soon!]
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’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 find joy in memes, messiness, drag, and moments of quiet aliveness.
Basically, I’m here for curiosity, camp, and anything that lets us be a little weird together.
Does my story sound a lot like yours? Let’s talk.
If you’re tired of feeling you're “too much” and “not enough” and are ready to break patterns and build a life that’s unapologetically yours, let’s talk. Book a free 15-minute consult. No pressure. No pitch. Just a real convo to see if we click.
Here’s how:
Click my name, Katherine Wikrent, in the scheduler
Choose “Initial Consultation – No Charge”
Choose “Video Office”
Pick a time, fill out your info, and hit “Request Appointment.” You're in.