Approach to Therapy

Katie’s work is grounded in the belief that each client is the expert on their own life. She leads with genuine curiosity, unconditional positive regard, and deep respect — creating a therapeutic environment that is collaborative, nonjudgmental, and tailored to what each individual actually needs, rather than what a protocol prescribes.

She draws from a sophisticated toolkit of evidence-based and depth-oriented modalities, integrating them fluidly based on each client’s unique history, goals, and readiness:

• Psychodynamic therapy — exploring how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape present-day emotions and relationships
• Parts work (Internal Family Systems) — understanding the different “parts” of the self and how they interact
• EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) — a gold-standard, trauma-focused approach for processing distressing memories
• Somatic therapy — attending to how the body holds and expresses emotional experience

This integrative approach means Katie is never locked into a single framework. Sessions are paced carefully and deliberately, always in response to where the client is — not where a textbook says they should be.

Trauma-Informed Care

Being trauma-informed is not a specialty Katie has added to her practice — it is the foundation of it. She understands that trauma is rarely a single event, and that its effects reach far beyond what is immediately visible. Katie has extensive clinical experience working with survivors of sexual trauma, relationship violence, and incest, and she brings to that work both deep expertise and an attunement to the pace each individual requires.

She is skilled at helping clients approach difficult material safely — neither rushing nor avoiding — so that healing can happen in a way that is genuinely sustainable.

LGBTQ+ Affirming Care

Katie has over a decade of experience working with LGBTQ+ clients on issues of mental health, identity, and sexual violence, and she provides care that is genuinely affirming. As a lesbian herself, she brings both personal and professional familiarity with the unique stressors and relational dynamics that LGBTQ+ clients may encounter — including those navigating questions of sexuality or gender identity for the first time.

This is one dimension of a practice built around meeting each client exactly where they are, with curiosity and without judgment.

Who Katie Works With

• Adults navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, or life transitions
• Survivors of sexual trauma, relationship violence, and incest
• LGBTQ+ individuals and those exploring sexuality or gender identity
• High-achieving individuals managing stress, perfectionism, or burnout
• Clients seeking depth-oriented therapy that goes beyond symptom management

Available In-Person & Virtually

Katie sees clients in person at the Bryn Mawr, PA office on the Main Line and via secure HIPAA-compliant teletherapy throughout Pennsylvania. Bryn Mawr Mental Health and Wellness is a fee-for-service, out-of-network practice. Upon request, patients are provided a detailed superbill with the diagnostic and procedure codes needed to seek reimbursement from their insurance carrier.