MSc, MA, LPCC, Founder of Starling Psychotherapy
I’m a psychotherapist working with people who are navigating complexity, transition, or experiences that don’t easily resolve or make sense.
My work is less focused on quick solutions and more on developing a deeper understanding of what is happening. I tend to work well with people who are reflective, curious, and interested in exploring their inner lives.
My approach draws from Gestalt, existential, and relational therapy, along with somatic awareness, parts work, and contemplative practice. I also bring lived experience with significant transitions, chronic stress, grief, and serious illness. These experiences inform how I understand change, resilience, and the pace of this work.
In therapy, I pay close attention to patterns, emotions, and parts of experience that may not yet be fully understood. Rather than pushing them aside or trying to simplify them, we make room to explore what they might be expressing.
This is a collaborative process that moves at a pace that allows for depth. It is often quieter than people expect, but it can lead to change that feels more stable and integrated over time.
The Values that shape this work
Respect for lived experience
Your history, circumstances, and ways of responding all matter. I work with care for what you have lived through, without allowing it to define the whole of who you are.
Presence before technique
I draw from a range of approaches, but technique is never the starting point. The work begins with attention, attunement, and what is happening between us in the moment.
Trust in your capacity
I do not see people as broken or in need of fixing. Even during difficult periods, there is a capacity for understanding, resilience, and a more connected way of living.
Growth through awareness
Rather than rushing toward a solution, we slow down and become curious about what is happening. Greater awareness can create possibilities that are difficult to see when we are focused only on making something go away.
Testimonials
Katie blends warmth and compassion with beautiful insight. If you are experiencing grief, loss, or a difficult life transition, she will help you reconnect to your inner wisdom to navigate to a place of greater wholeness. I highly recommend her!
M.Y.