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Kateri received her undergraduate degrees of Psychology and Human Development Family Studies and Masters in Counseling Psychology from the University of Houston. Kateri has received training in EMDR via EMDRIA approved provider COMPASSIONWORKS. EMDR aids people in becoming unstuck from their traumas.
She has received Cognitive Process Therapy and Prolonged Exposure training from the STRONG STAR TRAINING INITIATIVE (STRONG STAR aims to train “veteran-serving community mental health providers in evidence-based treatments for PTSD and related mental health problems in order to increase access to high-quality care”) and is a certified Cognitive Process Therapy for PTSD provider and STRONG STAR network provider. To learn more please click here: (https://www.strongstartraining.org/network)
Kateri has experience working with groups, (from ages 6 years old and up), individuals, and families. She has worked with people from various backgrounds and is considered an LGBTQ+ advocate.
As part of her work with clients she also includes different components such as feminist therapy, art, journaling, reading, writing, and mindfulness to the therapeutic experience.
Her work experience includes University of Houston, VA, Baylor College of Medicine, and Rape Crisis and Domestic violence center have allowed her to see the importance of meeting people where they are at in their emotional healing. She works mainly from a client centered approach which recognizes that YOU are the expert of your own life and you possess a lot of the answers you seek. To her, therapy is a safe place where you can find those answers with kind, non-judgmental, and patient support.
Kateri enjoys spending time with family, reading poetry, hearing music, and driving around just because.