For as long as she can remember, Katelyn has been fascinated with the inner workings of people. This fascination led her to pursue an undergraduate degree in Social Sciences with an emphasis on Psychology and Sociology from Portland State University in her hometown of Portland, Oregon. Katelyn has also had a lifelong passion for dance and before she entered into the world of psychotherapy, she spent her time devoted to teaching movement and dance. She has over 15 years experience working with adults, teens, and children both individually and in groups to help people find self-expression and emotional release through movement. Katelyn had long known that she was called to be a therapist and in 2017 she relocated to Santa Fe in order to pursue her Master's degree in Counseling at Southwestern College. Upon completing her internship at Tierra Nueva Counseling Center where she worked with a wide variety of individual clients and couples, Katelyn opened her private practice in Santa Fe, NM.

Katelyn’s approach to therapy is rooted in attachment theory and depth psychology. Her therapeutic work is trauma informed and she enjoys weaving parts work, experiential methods, and body based approaches into her client work. Her orientation to depth therapy means that she does not believe in “fixing” or “putting a band aid on symptoms,” but rather she views symptoms as indications of deeper issues, patterns, and traumas that need attending to in order to be understood and ultimately resolved. In addition to her Master’s degree in Counseling, Katelyn has trained in several modalities including: Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), PACT couples therapy and Psychodrama. Her passion is helping clients heal the wounds of relational trauma that have created internal shame and deeply held negative core beliefs and fears that they are inherently “bad” or “messed up” in some way. She is constantly in awe of the healing capacity and resiliency that exists within each and every one of us. Personally, Katelyn has been through her own challenges and traumas that have led her through the darkness and into her own healing. These struggles have helped her trust in the strength of the psyche to navigate dark, painful and scary places and ultimately transform through them. She would be honored to walk with you on your own healing journey.