Her experience also includes work as a depression care manager and within a domestic violence program. This broad background has shaped an approach to psychiatric care that considers not only a patient’s symptoms, but also their experiences, environment, physical health, and individual circumstances.
Katherine places a particularly strong emphasis on patient education, informed consent, and empowerment. She believes patients should understand their care and have a meaningful voice in the treatment process. Her clinical training and interests include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), trauma-informed care, cultural humility, perinatal psychiatry, and EMDR.
Working with Katherine, patients should expect a supportive and collaborative experience where they are encouraged to ask questions, understand their options, and participate actively in decisions about their treatment.
Katherine recognizes that mental health does not exist in isolation. She takes the time to understand the broader context of each patient’s life and experiences and approaches treatment with curiosity, respect, and cultural humility. Her background across psychiatric, medical, reproductive health, and community settings also gives her a broad perspective on the different factors that can affect emotional well-being.
Patients can expect Katherine to prioritize education and informed consent throughout treatment, helping them better understand both their symptoms and the options available to address them.
Katherine’s treatment approach can be best described as patient-centered, collaborative, trauma-informed, and empowering.
Katherine believes effective psychiatric treatment should be something that is done with a patient rather than to them. She values open communication and shared decision-making and works to ensure that patients understand the reasoning behind their treatment plan and feel comfortable discussing questions or concerns.
Her background in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), trauma-informed care, cultural humility, perinatal psychiatry, and EMDR training also informs the way she understands each patient’s needs and experiences. Rather than focusing exclusively on symptoms, Katherine considers the whole person and works collaboratively with patients toward treatment that is both clinically appropriate and meaningful to them.
Areas of Expertise
- Psychiatric Evaluation and Medication Management
- Anxiety
- Depression
- ADHD
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care
- Perinatal Mental Health
- Women’s Mental Health
- Life Transitions
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cultural Humility
- Patient Education and Shared Decision-Making
Academic Credentials / Details
Katherine earned her Master of Science in Nursing from SUNY Upstate Medical University and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Binghamton University. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from SUNY College at Geneseo.
