Katherine
Cacciola

Therapist

Katherine Cacciola

Therapist

Katherine Cacciola, MHC-LP, MA is a psychotherapist who integrates a variety of therapeutic techniques to design personalized treatment plans for each client. She earned her Master’s in Counseling from Northwestern University, specializing in children and teens through The Family Institute. Trained in Brainspotting, a somatic trauma therapy derived from EMDR, Kat helps clients navigate trauma, neurodivergence, and creative challenges.

Drawing on a decade of experience as a teacher and classical musician, Kat uses her background in education and the performing arts to build strong connections with clients. She works with individuals, couples, and clients of all ages, taking a holistic approach that blends mindfulness, Brainspotting, and CBT. With her warmth, humor, and creativity, Kat fosters a compassionate space where clients heal, grow, and thrive.

EXPERTISE

Individuals, couples, and families

Children, adolescents, and adults

Dating + relationships

Trauma

Women's issues

ADHD

Autism

Anxiety

Parenting

Life transitions

LGBTQIA+

Boundary issues

Communication skills

Self-care

THERAPY APPROACHES

Psychodynamic therapy

Brainspotting

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Strengths-based

Solutions-focused

Mindfulness, grounding, resourcing

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Autism

“The impulse to heal is real and powerful and lies within the client. Our job is to evoke that healing power… and support it in its expression and development. We are not the healers. We are the context in which healing is inspired.”
- Ron Kurtz

Trauma

“Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness...Trauma is about loss of connection—to ourselves, our bodies, our families, to others, and to the world around us. This disconnection is often hard to recognize because it doesn't happen all at once but rather over time.”
- Peter Levine

OCD

“A lot of people assume that having OCD means liking things organized or hating germs. It tends to be treated like a quirk or an endearing trait. But it's so much more than that. It's the one thing that prohibits me from being free of myself.” - Whitney Amazeen

ADHD

“Think of having ADHD in this way… You have a ‘Ferrari’ brain but with ‘Chevy’ brakes.”
- Jonathan Mooney