Kate O'Brien, LCSW

*I am currently offering teletherapy sessions to clients residing in Oregon. I do not take insurance at this time. Please reach out to schedule a free phone consult to see if we are a good fit!* I am truly a social worker at heart and serve my clients with many lenses. I use an attachment lens, systems theory, racial theory, queer theory, fat positive lens, a strengths-based lens, a whole person approach, and anti-racist trauma informed framework. I believe that our relationships can be a foundation to work through your challenges. With an integrative process I believe that in this context, you will be able to heal old wounds and live a more full and satisfying life. I believe that you are the writer of your own story and can create the life you want. We can do this using many modalities from visualization/mindfulness to CBT to Somatic work. I truly feel honored to be any part of someone’s journey. The way I see my support for you is walking alongside you for a period of time highlighting your successes and supporting you during challenging moments, when indicated. I believe anyone can heal and anyone can change. I am a person who has experienced a trauma in childhood, struggled with attachment challenges, suffered great loss, and walked my own complicated gender/queer journey. I believe all of these experiences inform my practice and how I can show up for you. As a white provider, I am committed to anti-oppressive practice. I attend training and engage in educational opportunities on anti-oppressive practice regularly. This will be ongoing work for me that I am deeply committed to. I have over ten years working with children, youth, families, and adults. I spent 6 years as a behavioral therapist working with youth struggling with a variety of developmental disabilities including Autism. After graduating from PSU with my Masters in Social Work, I spent several years as a therapist and social worker in schools as well as did medical social work with children and adults. In my current practice I primarily work with those in the LGBTQIA+ community and/or other intersections of marginalized identities. Since opening my practice I have also become a certified trainer in Paloma Medina's Neurology of Equity and Inclusion for Systemic Change, as well as have an Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy certification. I am opening a therapeutic coaching practice in April! Please inquire if you're curious if coaching could be a good fit for you at this time!