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Katie Willard Virant MSW, JD, LCSW

About

Katie Willard Virant, MSW, JD, LCSW is a psychotherapist practicing in St. Louis. She is a graduate of the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis and of the St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute’s Advanced Psychodynamic Psychotherapy program. She works with adults, adolescents and children on a variety of issues, including loss and grief, life transitions, and living with chronic illness.

Recent Posts
Working With Automatic Thoughts
While our brain's automatic thoughts streamline efficiency, sometimes they are unhelpful and need to be challenged. Learn more about changing cognitive biases.
Why Hobbies Matter in Chronic Illness

Chronic illness limits the ability to participate in leisure activities. Learn why and how to push back on these limitations.

Chronic illness limits the ability to participate in leisure activities. Learn why and how to push back on these limitations.

Acceptance and Chronic Illness

Acceptance of chronic illness is correlated with positive health outcomes. Learn what it is, what it is NOT, and how to cultivate it.

Acceptance of chronic illness is correlated with positive health outcomes. Learn what it is, what it is NOT, and how to cultivate it.

Chronic Illness: Coping With Dependence and Self-Acceptance

Chronic illness dependence gives rise to painful feelings, but by acknowledging and communicating about them, an individual's self-worth often improves.

Chronic illness dependence gives rise to painful feelings, but by acknowledging and communicating about them, an individual's self-worth often improves.

Family Resilience and Chronic Illness

Family relationships affect, and are affected by, chronic illness. Your family can build resilience by analyzing strengths over three domains of functioning.

Family relationships affect, and are affected by, chronic illness. Your family can build resilience by analyzing strengths over three domains of functioning.

Worry and Chronic Illness

Many people who live with chronic illnesses worry about their health. Learn why and how to manage it.

Many people who live with chronic illnesses worry about their health. Learn why and how to manage it.