Katherine Wilkins, M.S., M.F.T., retired

Katherine was a licensed marriage, family, child therapist in private practice in Palo Alto, CA for over 20 years before retiring in 2012. She practiced yoga and taught a yoga class.

Education
San Francisco State University, M.S. Clinical Psychology, 1989
San Francisco State University, B.A. Psychology, Magna Cum Laude, 1986.

Her specialties included:

Individual Growth

Katherine specializes in individual therapy with clients who want to change the way they interact with the world, and in couples therapy with people who are having relationship or parenting difficulties. She helps people who are having relationship difficulties, who are unfulfilled or unhappy with their jobs, or feel a sense of inner emptiness.

The therapy can bring understanding and meaning to her clients lives. Through the process of looking at and making sense of one's history there can be growth. Identifying patterns of relating that may influence the way that others react to you are helpful.

Clients often report being more effective and confident in their lives and experience more intimacy in their relationships after engaging in this type of therapy.

Couples

Another specialty is working with couples to resolve marital conflitct and relationship or parenting problems. Katherine has had great success in helping couples understand the dynamics of their relationship and identify new patterns of interaction that improve their lives.

Depression

Katherine works with individuals suffering from depression. Her approach is both cognitive/behavioral and psychodynamic. Therapy helps people understand their feelings and put them in the context of their lives. Katherine offers support and helps her clients develop self awareness. Through this process, a client grows and develops new ways to cope with life.

Anxiety

People often come to therapy because they are experiencing anxiety. Katherine's approach to anxiety is both supportive and cognitive. Understanding one's feelings and sharing them in therapy reduces anxiety over time. There is a process of desensitization that reduces anxiety as the client experiences life from a more stable place. Katherine creates a safe, therapeutic environment for this exploration and development.

Other Specialties: As a psychotherapist, Katherine also helps people with: