About Katie

I am fortunate to be able to integrate many of my passions into my work as a psychotherapist. My love of psychology grew out of a fascination with people and a desire for personal healing. Cross-cultural living experiences during my adolescence and early adulthood broadened my frame of reference by exposing me to multiple realities, fostering my interest in synthesis and integration. I maintain my cross-cultural frame of reference through strong personal ties and frequent travel, and am fluent in German and Spanish, with working knowledge of French and Italian.

I have always turned to the arts, particularly writing, music, painting and dance, for enlivenment and inspiration (not to mention fun!). Pursuit of physical and spiritual well-being led me to the mind-body wisdom of yoga, a powerful source of energy. Mindfulness training in the traditions of Thich Nhat Hanh and Spirit Rock is also an essential source of restoration and guidance.

I am grateful for the privilege of being entrusted with details of people’s intimate emotional lives and feel immeasurably enriched by our work together toward healing and growth.

 Education:

Master of Arts in Integral Counseling Psychology and Certificate in Expressive Arts Therapy, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, 1997.

Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts in Translation Studies, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.

Professional Experience:

2013 Certification in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Re-processing)
2012 Certification in the Hakomi Method
2004 to present: Off-site supervisor and trainer for New Perspectives Center for Counseling, San Francisco
1999 to present: Provider for San Francisco County’s Foster Care Mental Health Program
1999 to present: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in San Francisco
1996 to 1999: Registered Marriage and Family Intern at New Perspectives Center for Counseling, San Francisco
1996 to 1998: Intern Counselor at French American International School, San Francisco
1994 to 1996: Relief Counselor at Huckleberry House, San Francisco

Trainings Taken:

2014 Changes and Transitions, with Phillip Moffitt, Life Balance Institute, San Rafael, CA
2014 Ongoing advanced consultation in EMDR with Laurel Parnell, Ph.D
2013 The Re-Creation of the Self, with Jon Eisman, Hakomi Institute of California
2012 Experiential Couples Therapy, with Rob Fisher, Hakomi Institute of California
2011 New Frontiers in Trauma Treatment, with Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Institute for the Advancement of Human Behavior, Portola Valley, CA
2010 Transforming Trauma with EMDR: Advanced Applications, with Laurel Parnell, Ph.D., Alliant International University, San Francisco, CA
2009 Assistant at The Hakomi Method: Professional Skills Training, Hakomi Institute of California
2007 The Wise Heart and the Mindful Brain: Conference with Jack Kornfield, Ph.D, and Daniel Siegel, M.D., R. Cassidy Seminars, San Francisco, CA
2006 Responding to Life, Hakomi Institute of San Francisco, CA
2006 Critical Incident Stress Management: Basic Group Crisis, Intervention, UC Extension, Berkeley, CA
2005 The Hakomi Method: Professional Skills Training, Hakomi Institute of San Francisco, CA
2004 Ongoing Consultation in EMDR, with Laurel Parnell, Ph.D., San Rafael, CA
2004 Psychodynamic Treatment of Trauma, San Francisco, CA
2003 Transforming Trauma with EMDR, Level 2, with Laurel Parnell, Ph.D., Alliant University, Alameda, CA
2003 Individual Psychotherapy in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, with Shari Manning Behavioral Tech, LLC, San Francisco, CA
2003 Brief and Deep: Working Experientially with Couples, with Rob Fisher, MFT, JFK University, Orinda, CA
2002 – 2003 Ongoing Consultation Group: Relational Sandplay Therapy, with Linda Cunningham, Ph.D., San Francisco, CA
2002 – 2003 Ongoing Consultation Group: The Marriage of Expressive Arts Therapy and Jungian Theory, with Kate Donohue, Ph.D., R.E.A.T, San Francisco, CA
2000 – 2002 Ongoing Consultation Group: Object Relation, Self Psychology and Symbolic Process, with Linda Cunningham, Ph.D., San Francisco, CA
2000 Transforming Trauma with EMDR, Level 1, with Laurel Parnell, Ph.D., CIIS, San Francisco, CA
2000 Play and Art Therapy with Adolescents, with Linda Chapman, Ph.D., R. Cassidy Seminars, Oakland, CA
2000 Play and Art Therapy with Latency-Age Children, with Linda Chapman, Ph.D., R. Cassidy Seminars, Oakland, CA
1999 Special Issues in Play Therapy, JFK University, Orinda, CA
1999 Introduction to Play Therapy, JFK University, Orinda, CA
1999 Evaluation and Treatment of Couples: An In-Depth Workshop, Harris Seminars, San Francisco, CA