About Katie
I help professional badasses to create real, sustained change in their lives.
I specialize in working with the unique needs of high-achievers and burnt-out professionals.
I focus on therapy for “threat responses”, such as trauma, ADHD, burnout, & anxiety.
Populations I work with
People Working in STEM
Lawyers
Doctors, Nurse Practitioners, & Physician Assistants
Hospital Workers & EMTs
University Professors
Women PhDs
High achievers & Perfectionists
1st Generation College & Graduate School Achievers
Intelligent / Gifted people
Athletes
Specialties
Stress relief for grind culture
Career & life burnout
Building your professional career
Mid & Executive Career Professionals
Trauma response at work & home
Boundaries at work + family
Coping with systems in academia
Self-preservation & self-advocacy
ADHD coping skills & tools
Adult Children of Alcoholics
Reconnecting with the body
Who I Am
I love working with professionals and high-achievers because I am one.
I’m a former two-sport collegiate athlete, middle child, and a recovering adult child of an alcoholic with an ACES score of 7.
I love cussing!
I’m fierce and fearful (often at the same time).
I’m a feminist obsessed with plants and animals, and I’m a lover of all things awkward.
I’m just as human as everyone else…navigating problems too.
I love gardening, weird lawn art, organizing, and trying to make my partner laugh.
I often incorporate laughter, dream work, movement, image, soul, play therapy, story telling, sand tray modalities, laughter, and more laughter!
I identify as a cannabis & psychedelics positive therapist supporting the education, safety, and use of cannabis & psychedelic medicine.
I support and advocate for equal rights for all. I understand not everyone aligns with this value, and respect if that isn't your style.
As a therapist, I don’t subscribe to the idea that there is anything wrong with you because you’re struggling in our world today. I use an anti-pathologizing approach in my work (i.e. I don’t treat you as if you’re inherently disordered, abnormal, or unhealthy).
I’ve got my own experiences of attention difficulty and being “neurospicy.” It is a real struggle and a super power depending on how the day is going.
Proud first-generation college graduate, having successfully completed both undergraduate and graduate school.
I find centeredness by hugging my cat Morty aka Motorious CAT, or spooning my dog Jolene aka "she'll take your man and treats because she can!"
Credentials
Maryland Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor # LC14763
Certifications
EMDR Basic Training, 2025 | EMDR Collective
National Certified Counselor (NCC), Certification #1730940, 2024 | National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), 2024 | Evergreen Certifications
ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider, (ADHD-CCSP), 2024 | Evergreen Certifications
Career Development Specialist, 2024 | American School Counselor Association
Educator Certification Level 2, 2022 | One Love Foundation
Education
Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology | Pacifica Graduate Institute | Carpinteria, CA
Thesis: An Alchemical Perspective on Recovery
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology | Wittenberg University | Springfield, OH
Professional Affiliations
American Counseling Association
Glyndon Volunteer Fire Department Administration Member
Pacifica Graduate Institute Alumni Regional Coordinator
Pro Bono Counseling Project Volunteer Member
ConnEQtions, Inc Board Member
Contact Katie
Who don’t you work with?
There are some very specific areas and/or clinical concerns that we’re either not equipped, trained, or licensed to support.
It is a therapist’s ethical responsibility to not work outside their scope.
I don’t work with:
Children & Teenagers
Those with active psychosis
Acute crisis or suicidal ideation/action
Autism-specific counseling & treatment
Additionally, we do not do:
Gender-affirming care letters
Emotional Support Animal (ESA) Letters
Recommendation Letters for Medical Cannabis
FMLA documentation