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Katie McLean Hoar, LCSW, MFA
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Hamilton College, Clinton, New York
Bachelor of Arts in History, Art, and Education
NYU Silver School of Social Work, New York, New York
Master of Social Work
Certificate in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Certificate in Childhood Traumatic Grief
Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, Vermont
Master of Fine Arts in Fiction Writing
Therapeutic Orientation
- Queer
- Feminist
- Psycho-somatic
- Narrative Therapy
- Attachment Theory
- Parts work
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness-based practices
Areas of Specialty
- Relationships
- Creativity
- Sexual wellness
- Grief and loss
- Caregiver and health care practitioner support
- Spiritual seeking
Firefly Counseling, LLC Vermont
October 2016 – Present
Psychotherapist and Founder
- Facilitate individual and relationship therapy
- Facilitate coaching for individuals and couples who are seeking support out of the state of Vermont
- Offer consultation for clinicians seeking additional support in their work
- Provide Telehealth services via a HIPAA-compliant platform
Howard Center CYFS Comprehensive Care Burlington, Vermont
May 2013 – February 2017
Family Counselor
- Facilitated in-home family counseling, including providing psychoeducation on communication
- Provided coaching to parents and emotional self-regulation skill building support to children
- Connected families to relevant community resources
- Collaborated with client treatment teams, including school support services
- Facilitated trauma-informed and strengths-based therapeutic case management for clients and their families
- Collaborated with program leadership and interventionists to creatively and effectively serve clients
- Flexibly supported the program by working in the milieu, as the on-site supervisor, and as the on-call clinician
- Provided trauma-informed direct care to children ages 6-12 in a therapeutic residential treatment milieu
- Modeled healthy life skills, taught emotional self-regulation, facilitated positive relationships, and implemented conflict resolution strategies as needed on an individual and milieu basis
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York
Sept. 2013 – May 2014
MSW Intern
- Completed 600 placement hours, including weekly individual and group supervision and in-service trainings
- Provided supportive counseling, community resource education, and psychoeducation to individuals and families
- Worked with patients and families to develop biopsychosocial assessments to inform treatment recommendations and planning
Y Scholars Program (Greenpoint YMCA) Brooklyn, New York
Sept. 2012 – May 2013
MSW Intern
- Completed 600 placement hours, including weekly supervision with a licensed clinician
- Provided support for teens enrolled in the program (ages 14-19)
- Managed a caseload of sixteen teens, ensuring basic needs, goal oriented and emotional support
- Facilitated weekly groups, including poetry and art, college access, and open forum discussion on age-appropriate topics
Sessions Live (by Esther Perel Global Media)
- 2022: Inside the Office of Esther Perel
- 2021: The Great Adaptation
- 2020: Forbidden Conversations
- 2019: The Masculinity Paradox
Sex Therapy for the 21st Century with Ian Kerner, PhD, LMFT
Sensate Focus – 1 with Linda Weiner, LCSW
The Shame Spiral with Debra Alvis, PhD
NMT Master Clinician Series with Bruce Perry, MD
Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM)
Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS)
IFS in Action: Leading Clients to Self Leadership with Dr. Richard Schwartz