Meet Kate (She/Her)
I know what you’re thinking. It’s pronounced Litch-AR-Dello.
Experience: I have five years of full-time experience as a therapist, working with both individuals and groups. I’ve facilitated group therapy, workshops, and meditation classes. In my 1:1 work, I would describe my ideal clients as folks who have fallen into patterns of people pleasing, perfectionism and over functioning.
Therapy Style: My style is warm, collaborative, reflective and attuned. I primarily work through the lens of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (mindfulness tools, self-compassion skills, values clarification and alignment) and Polyvagal Theory (nervous system education and healing). I am dedicated to an anti-oppressive, antiracist, trauma-informed approach.
Personal: I am a queer, white, cisgender woman. I have been a student of mindfulness and meditation for twelve years, born out of the desire to navigate my own anxious tendencies. I’ve learned to show up as a true friend to myself, holding myself with both patience and honest accountability, rather than attempting to bulldoze my way into self-improvement. Trust—I am practicing what I preach!
Outside of work, I enjoy dance and meditation classes, walking by the ocean, reading library books, drinking iced coffee(s), giggling with friends and being the first to leave their parties.
Licenses:
State of Rhode Island Department of Health
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
License No. HC01752
Education:
Salve Regina University, Newport, RI
Master of Arts: Holistic Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies: Holistic Clinica
University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI
Bachelor of Arts: Psychology
Minor: Human Development and Family Studies
Training:
My most recent formal trainings: Somatic Practices for Healing Trauma (2025) and Polyvagal Theory with Deb Dana (2024). My current informal training is the book Decolonizing Therapy by Dr. Jennifer Mullan. This resource is supporting me in my commitment to anti-oppressive work.
I have previously completed the Blue Cross Blue Shield Safe Zone competency training and value holding space for members of the LGBTQIA+ community.