Katie is a child-loving, story-listening, strength-spotting Registered Provisional Psychologist who believes every kid (and every parent!) deserves a safe place to land. She helps children, teens, and families navigate family dynamics, big feelings, tricky behaviours, and developmental needs.

For over 15 years, Katie has worked with children and their families in just about every setting: classrooms full of energy, therapy rooms full of questions, and hospital clinics full of teamwork. Most recently, Katie has trained and practices out of the Calgary Family Therapy Centre in Calgary where she works alongside a multidisciplinary team of psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and therapists. Grounded in systemic family therapy, narrative approaches, trauma-informed care, and neurobiological understanding, she helps families navigate challenges with clarity, compassion, and practical strategies tailored to each child’s unique strengths.

Before entering clinical practice, Katie spent many years in inclusive education as a teacher, Learning Leader, and Complex Needs Strategist with the Calgary Board of Education. Her deep understanding of school systems, educational assessments, behaviour intervention, and individualized supports allows her to bridge the gap between home, school, and clinical care—an approach highly valued by the families she works with. In addition, Katie’s background includes working in healthcare as an Education Consultant at the Alberta Children’s Hospital’s Child Development Centre. There, she supported children with neurodevelopmental and mental health diagnoses such as autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, and intellectual developmental disorder—helping families understand assessment results, access resources, and advocate effectively within school and medical systems.

Katie holds a Master of Counselling in Counselling Psychology from Athabasca University, a Bachelor of Education in Inclusive Education from the University of Calgary, and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences from the University of Lethbridge. She is a member of the College of Alberta Psychologists and has extensive training in systemic family therapy, trauma-informed practices, the Neufeld developmental model, crisis intervention, and brain-based development.