Katheryn Brauckmann, LCSW

Providing individual therapy, supervision for licensure, immigration evaluations, and mediation.

Experience

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 10 years of experience in the field. My experience includes work in homeless shelters and rehousing programs, victims services, refugee resettlement, and outpatient mental health.

Education and Credentials

  • Bachelors of Social Work - Eastern University

  • Master of Social Work - University of Pittsburgh

  • Masters of Public and International Affairs - University of Pittsburgh

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

  • Certified Sexual Assault Advocate and Counselor

"Your life is like a book made up of all the things you have experienced and the things that have happened to you. Sometimes those things feel like our whole story. But the truth is sometimes they are just a chapter or a sentence. And the amazing thing is that you get to decide how much of your story they are!

Being a healthy functioning adult is about knowing who you are and what you need! And then being able to communicate that to others. My passion is to help others find and utilize this knowledge and control. I do that through a variety of approaches including cognitive behavioral, trauma informed and attachment theory. I’m holistic, looking at all aspects of your life: head, heart, and gut.

I am spunky, thought provoking, and compassionate. We may cry, we may laugh, we may scream. It’s important to express those emotions and process the crazy that is life.  I hold this space and time sacred for you to deal with all the messy and crazy that is life…the trauma, the grief, and the anxiety. Therapy is a relationship, and we will work together to build new perspective, learn skills, and develop supportive relationships that help you understand and express emotions, cope with loss, develop healthy boundaries, and build communication skills to take back control.

I offer a lot of support and comfort in sessions. But I will also challenge thoughts, beliefs, and actions that might be getting in the way of true change. We will talk about past and present experiences and relationships. As a team we will explore your story and journey.  I’ll provide tools and strategies, perspectives, books, and worksheets that can help you to identify who you are and what you need. And we will collaborate to define and create that whole life you are excited to live.