Katie is a relationship expert who works with individuals, couples, and families to help improve mood, anxiety, relationships, and overall wellbeing. In her individual work, she uses cognitive behavioral (CBT) and relational therapies to help clients learn skills that will improve their ability to respond to various life circumstances and to overcome mood, anxiety, stress, and relationship problems. Katie’s expertise areas include:
- Relationship issues, such as couple conflict, parent child conflict, coparenting issues, new parents, adjusting to life transitions, infidelity, and child behavioral problems impacting the relationship or family
- LGBTQIA relationship concerns
- Anxiety
- Panic
- OCD
- Depression
- Family Therapy
- Helping relationships struggling with OCD or ADHD present
- Trichotillomania and excoriation (hair pulling and skin picking)
- College/young adult life transitions
- Challenges associated with working in a family business
In her couples and family therapy, Katie’s approach focuses on addressing the behaviors of everyone in a family system to make a helpful difference on the family as a whole. She has extensive specialized training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) to improve attachment bonds within a family. She is certified as a Dialectical Behavior Therapy Facilitator and completed additional training in Trauma-Informed therapy, Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Pragmatic-Experiential Method for Improving Relationships (The PEX Method), and Motivational Interviewing (MI).
Katie earned her Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Regis University in Denver, CO. She provides a safe and affirming environment where all genders and sexuality are honored and welcomed.
Outside of work, Katie enjoys being somewhat of an amateur baker as well as hiking and camping with her husband.