Hi, I'm Katy
For the past decade, my work has been rooted in one thing: helping women stop fighting their brains and bodies and start trusting their inner wisdom.
I draw from a decade of experience as a holistic health coach and take a whole-person, strengths-based approach to help clients finally unmask, dismantle internalized shame, regulate their nervous systems, and build a life that works for their unique brain and body.
In addition to my clinical work, I'm also the founder of Women & ADHD, LLC, an education and advocacy hub for neurodivergent adults, and I am the host and producer of the Women & ADHD podcast, ranked among the top 0.5% of all podcasts worldwide.
Originally from Toronto, I now live in the Hudson Valley with my husband, our two ADHD teenagers, two cats, and a dog. I enjoy hiking, tennis, yoga, and listening to audiobooks at 1.5x speed. I'm not a fan of airports, waiting rooms, or fluorescent lighting.
I work with clients in person at Giving Tree Counseling in Kingston, NY.
I also work virtually with clients living anywhere in New York State.
I can help you:
- Get "unstuck" and develop support systems & strategies that actually work
- Identify the internal and external barriers that may have held you back
- Establish a peaceful, trusting relationship with your brain and your body
Why I do this work:
As someone living with ADHD myself, I know how exhausting it is to try to fit into neurotypical boxes — and how maddening it is to be told it's 'just depression,' that we lack motivation, or that we don't care. Nothing could be further from the truth.
We want to succeed. But we end up stuck and overwhelmed.
We care deeply. We have big ideas and a desire to thrive, but internal and external barriers often leave us frustrated and paralyzed.
An adult diagnosis comes with many emotions, including:
- Relief that finally there's an answer for why you've always felt different
- Resentment and anger reflecting on the years of difficulty you've endured without the help you needed
- Grief for the life you could have lived if only someone had understood and recognized the signs
- Pride in how far you've come, despite it all
- Hope for an opportunity to rewrite your story and finally build a life that works with your brain, not against it
Together, we will navigate the overwhelm and untangle the physical and emotional effects of lifelong masking, perfectionism, people-pleasing, burnout, chronic illness, and co-occurring anxiety or shame.
My background and training:
- I hold a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (currently MHC-LP pursuing NYS licensure)
- I'm a certified integrative nutrition health coach (INHC)
- I'm a certified yoga instructor (200-RYT)
- I'm the author of Worth It: A Journey to Food & Body Freedom
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