About Me

Thank you for landing here! My name is Katelynn, and I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate (LMFTA) in the state of North Carolina (NC). I am originally from New Jersey (NJ), and currently operate a virtual practice for NC clients while living in NJ. 

 I received my Master of Arts in Marriage & Family Therapy with a specialization in Systemic Trauma Therapy from National University in San Diego, CA in 2024. Prior to working in psychotherapy, I worked and/or interned in the fields of teaching/co-teaching, human rights fundraising, arts management, childcare and direct-support care, certified bodywork, and the Occupational Therapy (OT) field. 

I have lived experience as a survivor who recovered from PTSD, as a human with ADHD, and as someone who has lived with chronic illness post COVID-19. My lived experience, and my own experience in therapy as both a client and trainee, is central to my ability to witness others in their trauma recovery. This work teaches me to completely and utterly show up as myself each day and in each moment in order to help others.

Throughout my education and training, I have continued to look for more answers to understand what really works for people. Learning is a continual journey for me. I have been fortunate enough to continue to receive fantastic mentoring in the field of trauma recovery from those who have been in the field for many decades, and continue to learn experiential practices to fit the needs of my clients.

I decided to go into private practice in 2025 to provide more sustainable, long-term care to clients within my community. My practice name refers to the radical act that it takes to be a person in the world who learns to reclaim their identity by having lived through adversity/silencing (trauma) of toxic systemic abuse. I acknowledge abusive systems of power that influence my profession and so my practice name also refers to the radical act towards stepping into communal, expressive, and body-based (indigenous/ancestral) ways of re-connection after trauma/grief/loss.

 Outside of the office, I belong to a bi-cultural marriage, and can be found engaging in a multitude of creative hobbies, connecting with friends and various movement forms, and enjoying walks with my dog and husband around the NYC area. 

• EMDR/EMDR for Complex Trauma - The Institute of Creative Mindfulness, & The Midwest Center for EMDR
• The Relational Recovery Process (RRP) - Amanda Curtin, LCISW, The Cambridge Center for Change 
• Sand Tray Therapy (STT) - The Sand Tray Institute of New Mexico
• Somatic Experiencing (SE) - Somatic Experiencing International
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFIT, EFCT, EFFT) -  International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy 
• Anchored Relational Therapy (ART) - Anchored Relational Training Institute
• Trauma-Informed Creative Arts Therapy (TI-CAT) - Antioch University
• Relational Life Therapy (RLT) - Relational Life Institute
• Integrative Sex & Couples Therapy (ISCT) - Integrative Sex Therapy Institute
• Gottman Method (GM) - The Gottman Institute
• Sex & Intimacy Coaching - The Embody Lab

• CEUs/Other:
•  Imago & Sex Therapy, Supporting Complex Trauma Healing with SoulPages® Art Journaling and IFS, BDSM/Kink & Consensual Non-Monogamy Competency, Foundations of Trauma-Informed Expressive Arts Therapy, Integrative Attachment Family Therapy, Treating CPTSD With IFS, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Body-Based Techniques for Working with Trauma and Attachment, ADHD Specialist Training, Traumatic Stress Studies, Written Exposure Therapy for PTSD, Somatic Embodiment & Regulation L1 - 3, Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy: An Experiential Introduction, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills Training For Children and Adolescents
• Alternative Wellness:
• 200-HR Certified Yoga Teacher, 60-HR Trauma-Informed Yoga Instructor, Reiki Practitioner L1-L3,  Life Coaching Certification