Hi, I’m Kate.
Hi, I'm Kate. I've been doing this work for 14 years and I'm still genuinely curious about every single person I meet. That hasn't changed.
I believe life is worth showing up for fully — the light parts and the shadow ones. The unknown isn't something to outrun. It's where the most interesting things happen. And I think most people who find their way to therapy aren't broken — they're curious. They sense there's more. More depth, more freedom, more of themselves waiting to be discovered.
I believe your mind is always in motion — constantly creating, adapting, and sometimes quietly working against the very thing you want most. Not because something is wrong with you, but because somewhere along the way it made sense to. The patterns you keep repeating, the relationships that feel oddly familiar, the ways you've learned to cope that once kept you safe — they're not random. They're a story worth reading together.
So that's what we do. We slow down. We listen for what's underneath. We notice what shows up between us in the room — because it usually shows up everywhere else too. And slowly, with intention, we create something new. Something that feels like yours. Something colored with a little more hope than when you started.
I think about my patients between sessions. I'll be on a walk and something from our last hour will surface — something you said, something you didn't, something that felt like it wanted more air. This work doesn't clock out at the end of the hour. And neither do I.
I'm warm, direct, and I have a terrible poker face — you'll always know where you stand with me. I'm not here to nod along. I'm here to help you figure out what's true.
I offer psychodynamic telehealth therapy for adults in Chicago and throughout Illinois.
Training & Background
M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
George Washington University 2012
B.A. in Psychology, Sociology, and Gender Studies
Indiana University 2010
Certificate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy from the Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis 2025
"It is in playing and only in playing that the individual child or adult is able to be creative and to use the whole personality, and it is only in being creative that the individual discovers the self."—
— D.W. Winnicott, Playing and Reality
Who I Work With
Many of my patients are women and LGBTQ+ adults who are very good at their lives on paper — successful, capable, often the person others lean on — and quietly exhausted by it in private.
They come not because they're falling apart, but because something in them knows there's more. More depth. More freedom. More of themselves waiting to be discovered and created.
Individual Session
$225 / 50-minute session
Payment due at time of service
Most people begin once per week. Psychoanalytic work is designed to be done twice weekly — a rhythm that allows for the depth and continuity this kind of work requires. We can discuss together what schedule makes sense for you.
Twice Weekly
$450 / two sessions per week
Recommended for psychoanalytic work
For those who want to move more deeply, twice-weekly sessions offer greater continuity and depth of work. This is the cadence most associated with real psychoanalytic process. We can discuss your goals and adjust over time.
Insurance & Superbills
I'm an out-of-network provider. If you have out-of-network benefits, I can provide a superbill for you to submit to your insurance company for possible reimbursement. In limited circumstances, I may offer a reduced fee based on financial need and availability.
Cancellation Policy
Sessions begin and end at the scheduled time. If you arrive late, we will use the remaining time. Because your appointment time is reserved specifically for you, the full session fee is charged for cancellations not made in advance or for missed appointments.
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