KATIE BALDWIN

She/Her

Registered Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor, & Founder

Bio

Hellllllo lovely humans! I’m Katie, though most folks know me by Kaitlin, and I am a goofy, passionate, big-feeling person who loves to crack a dark joke and a swear word (or 10). Some things I’ve embraced about myself over the years are my queerness, my weirdness, and my absolute hatred of tradition in all forms. My drive for this work stems from my love of supporting folks with the challenging, unpredictable, chaotic stuff that goes on in our lives. I think there is a beauty in being messy and imperfect, so while of course I want to help you make the hard moments a little less hard, I also want to help you accept that the big feelings we navigate are a necessary and wonderful part of being human. As a therapist, I try to always show up as a person first, not a stuffy clinician—and this might come along with some challenging pokes and prods as we work through the stuff that you’re struggling with. It’s a lot of hand-talking, a lot of sarcasm, and a lot of balancing gentle and tender care with confronting the tough stuff.

Get to Know Kaitlin

Specialties

Domestic violence/Intimate Partner Violence, BPD, anger, childhood trauma, suicidality and self-harm, therapy harm or psych abuse, relationship issues, anxiety, couples.

Lived Identities

White, cis female, Queer, invisibly disabled, radically leftist

Lived experience with domestic violence & assault, CPTSD, ADHD, BPD, eating disorders, & all that jazz

Clients

Individuals and couples, ages 16+; group therapy

Style

Goofy, compassionate, challenging, autonomy-focused, honest and transparent, casual

Approaches and Modalities


Autonomy-focused, anti-carceral (i.e., opposed to use of cops or institutionalization), anti-oppressive, relationship-focused

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Relational Therapy & Transference-Focused Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Nervous System Work, Expressive Movement

Fun Facts


I have a wicked right cross, prefer dogs over people, I’ve solo travelled to Peru, am the proud owner of a snake named Marshall and a 17-yo dog named Lucy, and change my hair colour every 6 months to feel in control of my life 😅