Being a therapist and supporting my clients in their journeys toward greater peace and self understanding is one of the great honors of my life.

I am certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and practice through an attachment based lens. EMDR has become well known as an effective trauma therapy, but research and practice shows it effective for addressing many of the issues that bring clients to therapy—anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, low self-esteem, childhood attachment wounds, perfectionism, shame, and burnout. EMDR is not just eye movements; it’s a framework for the entire therapeutic process, helping us understand why we get stuck and supporting us along the path to full mind-body healing. In addition to EMDR, I’m trained in Brainspotting, a modality related to EMDR shown to support deep processing; Somatic Experiencing, which focuses on nervous system regulation and the ways our bodies store distress; Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy to prompt neuroplasticity and new insights; and am well-informed in incorporating Internal Family Systems therapy across these modalities. One thing I enjoy so much about this work is it allows endless creativity integrating these powerful modalities to support movement and healing for whatever you bring to the room.

My passion is in relational, longer-term therapeutic work practiced away from the medical model. While I spent many years in the medical model (inpatient psych and residential treatment) early in my career and value the foundation this provided, practice has made me less interested in pathologizing my clients’ pain or fitting it into impersonal boxes, and more interested in my clients’ unique strengths, resilience and adaptations. Witnessing hundreds of healing journeys has affirmed we all not only have the capacity to heal; our systems are wired for healing when provided connection, safety, and the right support.

Personally, I have two beautiful and busy elementary aged children, play ice hockey (a relic from my childhood in central Alaska), grow thousands of flowers each year to share with our local wedding florists, am an avid reader, have a 25 year old very unambitious yoga practice, and will forever fall into the trap of thinking it’s a good idea to cut my own bangs five minutes before I need to head out the door.

I so look forward to meeting you.

Kate Sedinger, LCSW, PMH-C