Katie has received specialized training in the treatment of substance abuse, addictions, and eating disorders. In addition to teaching graduate counseling courses specific to eating disorder treatment, she has worked as a therapist and manager in all levels of eating disorder care, from inpatient down to residential, then day-treatment, and now outpatient treatment. She is passionate about patient-advocacy and patient-rights, and is doggedly committed to improving the quality and efficacy of mental health treatments. She is passionate about learning, providing, researching and developing evidence-based tools and treatments for often difficult-to-treat symptoms commonly experienced by people with addictions, eating disorders, and other complicated conditions. Theories, approaches, and frameworks of influence include: Relational Frame Theory, Functional Contextualism, and Attachment Theory. Much of her clinical work is influenced by third-wave behavioral therapies, such as: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Enhanced Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT-E) and Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO-DBT). In addition to providing therapy and coaching services, Katie is engaged in research efforts using data-driven, instead of consensus-based, taxonomic classification frameworks and investigating symptom relationships using Network Theory.

She values work, curiosity, family, friends, learning, outdoor adventures, and humor. She is an avid animal lover and likes to go on mindful walks with her cat and muddy adventures with her dogs.