Kat Blume Verified Provider
Clinical Social Worker/therapist (828) 333-9320
About Me
Kat Blume is a licensed clinical social worker and therapist in Asheville, North Carolina offering compassionate individual therapy for adults and teens navigating addiction and trauma, anxiety and life transitions.
With specialized training in EMDR and acceptance and commitment therapy, Kat provides both in person and online counseling designed to help clients process difficult emotions, build healthier coping skills and live more authentically. Her practice is grounded in a nonjudgmental, strengths based approach that honors each client’s unique journey through recovery and emotional healing.
Specializing in Recovery from Trauma
Clients begin with an initial session where Kat works collaboratively to understand their history, goals and current challenges. From there, she creates a safe and accepting space tailored to each person’s needs, whether addressing substance use concerns, trauma or emotional distress.
Kat integrates evidence based modalities including EMDR for trauma processing, acceptance and commitment therapy for values driven change, motivational interviewing and attachment based techniques.
Sessions focus on helping clients navigate anxiety, depression and PTSD, addiction recovery and suicidal ideation while building practical skills for healthier emotional expression and daily functioning.
Quick Facts About Kat Blume
- Location: 77 Central Ave Suite D Asheville, NC with secure telehealth available
- Services offered: Individual therapy for adults and teens ages 11 and up
- Who she treats: Adolescents and adults, with LGBTQ+ affirming care
- Approach: Trauma informed, strengths based and person centered, utilizing EMDR and ACT
- Specialties: Addiction and substance use, trauma/PTSD and anxiety, depression and life transitions
- Payment options: In network with Aetna, Anthem and BCBS, UnitedHealthcare and others; sliding scale and private pay at $150 per session
Getting Started with Therapy
To learn more or schedule an appointment with Kat Blume in Asheville, NC reach out to discuss your goals, ask questions about the therapy process and explore insurance or sliding scale options. Kat and her team are available to answer questions about fit, scheduling and payment.
Payment Options
Cost
- Individual Session: $150
- Sliding Scale Available
Insurance Options
- Aetna
- Anthem
- BlueCross BlueShield
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Optum
- Oscar
- Oxford
- UnitedHealthcare
Orientation & Focus
Ages Treated
Modalities
Populations
Specialties
- Addiction
- Anxiety
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Dual Diagnosis
- Life Transitions
- Relationship Issues
- Stress
- Substance Abuse
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
Treatment Options
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Attachment Therapy
- EMDR
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Person-Centered
- Strength-Based
