Katarina Bartel, LMSW

Katarina (she/her) is a Queer-identifying psychotherapist and Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with a background in neuroscience. Katarina’s approach to therapy is trauma-informed and strengths-based. She values the autonomy of her clients and believes that each person is the expert of their own life. Katarina enjoys employing mindfulness and DBT skills to help clients reach their goals. She is committed to providing non-judgmental care that is appropriate and respectful regardless of identity or lifestyle.

Katarina is certified in Motivational Interviewing and is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. In addition to adult and adolescent psychotherapy, she has experience providing behavioral and emotional support to adolescents in schools, counseling undocumented young people and asylum seekers, and treating isolation and loneliness among older adults during the pandemic. Katarina received her Master's of Social Work from Columbia School of Social Work and has a Bachelor's Degree in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology from Emory University.

SPECIALTIES

Child, Adult & Adolescent Psychotherapy 

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) & CBT

Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy 

Psychedelic Integration

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) 

Executive Function Coaching 

Exposure Therapy

Motivational Interviewing

Anxiety, Depression, Trauma

Borderline Personality Disorder 

Disordered Eating, Body Image

Gender-Affirming Care

Sexuality-Affirming Care

LGBTQ2IA+ Care

Polyamory/CNM

I charge $300 for 50 min sessions, $360 for 60 min sessions, and $60 for each additional person in a poly relationship. I charge $770 for 3-hour individual KAP sessions.

I do offer a limited sliding scale for sessions; see here for our sliding scale tiers. Currently I have tier 1 slots and some tier 2 slots available.

My tier 3 sliding scale spots are currently full, and I can put you on a waitlist, but I’m unable to give a timeline for when a spot might be available. Although my tier 3 spots are full, if you feel I would be a good fit for you, I supervise social work trainees who are able to offer affordable therapy sessions at a sliding scale rate of $30-90 per session.