About:
People consult with Kathy because they want to be emotionally free.
They want to make improvements and to enhance their quality of life.
Often, they feel they have been frustrated by emotions and limitations that seem to get in their way.
Kathy's twenty years of experience have been dedicated to helping adults, adolescents, and children become emotionally free. She is highly trained and creatively incorporates the most advanced techniques which promote rapid and profound personal growth. You will benefit from Kathy's warm, collaborative style as she helps you enrich your life.
Her areas of specialty include trauma, anxiety, depression, fears and phobias, sexual and childhood abuse. She works extensively with performance enhancement related to sports, academics, and career.
In addition to presenting to local and regional professional groups, Kathy has presented to groups on a national level as well.
Credentials:
- Masters Degree - Michigan State University
- LMSW, ACSW
- Certified in EMDR
- EMDRIA-Approved Consultant
- Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress
- Certified Sports Counselor
- Specialist in Energy Techniques
- Certified Social Worker
- American Association of Experts in Traumatic Stress
- Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology
- EMDR International Association
- International Society for the Study of Dissociation
- National Institute of Sports
- NASW-Academy of Certified Social Workers
Professional Distinctions:
Kathy is one of only eleven EMDRIA-Approved Consultants in Michigan. This designation is the highest standard of credential given to therapists by the EMDR International Association. She is also one of only a few therapists in Michigan who have advanced training in Maureen Kitchur's "Strategic Developmental Model for EMDR". While EMDR has revolutionized psychotherapy, Kitchur's Model has revolutionized EMDR.
Kathy has been designated "Diplomate, Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress" by the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress. Kathy has extensive personal training in Energy Psychology. She actively and creatively incorporates energy techniques into her practice. Her style of combining methods provides a synergistic effect, resulting in rapid, dramatic, thorough, and lasting resolution of issues.