MEET KATIE
​Aside from my professional life as a therapist, I spend most of my time adventuring outside, cooking, writing, and reading. I love maple syrup, good coffee, and snow. I don't have the answers, and sometimes I don't get it right. But I do have some ears for listening and eyes for watching and an open heart that just wants to learn.

Education

I received my master's degree in social work from NYU Silver School of Social Work in 2014. I have a bachelor's degree in liberal arts (history, education, and art) from Hamilton College (2011). I also hold an MFA in fiction writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts (2020). Additional trainings and certifications are listed on the Approach page of the website. 

Areas of focus

  • Spiritual wellness and spiritual seeking 
  • Sexuality and sexual empowerment
  • Female empowerment
  • Shame
  • Grief and loss 
  • Self-esteem building
  • Couples counseling
  • Family relationship work
  • Creativity
  • Identity exploration
  • Communication and conflict-resolution 
  • Anxiety 
  • Body dissatisfaction 

Professional Experience prior to Firefly

Howard Center
  • Interventionist: provided direct care support to child in residential treatment and community settings 
  • Crisis Stabilization Clinician: provided therapy and case management support to families and children following mental health crisis in an inpatient setting 
  • Family Counselor: provided in-home family counseling and case management on an intensive basis 
Graduate-level Internships
  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: worked on the breast cancer service, with clients moving into life after cancer, and with loved ones who had lost someone to cancer
  • Greenpoint YMCA Y Scholars Program: provided case management and counseling to at-risk teens through a goal-oriented framework