I obtained a B.A. in International Political Economy with a Minor in Psychology from the University of Puget Sound. From there, I spent years in the corporate sector. I have a M.A. in Counseling Psychology from The Seattle School, a psychodynamic-oriented graduate school. I am currently enrolled in four-year post-graduate psychoanalytic training at the National Institute of Psychotherapies in NYC.

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I am a member of: Northwest Alliance of Psychoanalytic Studies (NWAPS), Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis (WBCP), Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy + Psychoanalysis (ICP+P), International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (IARRP), and APA Division 39 Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology.

I am highly invested in ongoing education. In addition to psychoanalytic training, I participate in long-term consult groups, completed a fellowship at the Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis, and Level One EMDR training.

Professional experience:

  • Private practice, Kathy Johns Psychotherapy

  • Assistant Instructor, The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology

    • Therapy I and II (psychodynamic principles and praxis), Human Sexuality, Practicum

  • Eating disorder recovery clinic, utilizing HAES (Health at Every Size)

  • Internship, Seattle Therapy Alliance (now MEND) serving female-identifying clients in a low-fee clinic setting

  • Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC): District of Columbia (#PRC200001585), Maryland (#13327), and Virginia (#0701012107); Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) state of Washington (#LH61070479)

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