Kate Goheen
Credentials/Title: Registered Psychotherapist (RP)
Availability: Yes - currently accepting new clients for virtual sessions
Languages: English
Age Range: Youth (11+), young adults, and adults
Services Offered: Individual therapy
Areas of Focus: Anxiety, depression, substance use, life transitions, gender identity and sexuality, neurodiversity, relationship dynamics, and coping patterns.
Approach to Therapy: Kate works alongside individuals and views the therapeutic process as active and collaborative. She uses an integrative, evidence-based approach that balances acceptance with meaningful change. Inspired by addiction specialist Dr. Gabor Maté’s question, “The question is not why the addiction, but why the pain,” Kate believes this perspective extends well beyond addiction. She approaches therapy with curiosity, recognizing that many of our thoughts, emotions, and coping patterns develop as understandable responses to our experiences. Together, she works with clients to better understand these patterns and create meaningful change.
Educational Background and Training: Kate holds an Honours BA in Psychology with an additional major in Philosophy from Concordia University, an MSc in Neuroscience from Carleton University, and an MEd in Counselling Psychology from the University of New Brunswick. She is a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. Kate has completed additional training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), mindfulness-based approaches and Yoga Teacher Training (200hr). She is currently completing a Master of Psychology (MPsy) in Clinical Psychology to further develop her skills in psychological assessment and diagnosis.
Star Statement: Kate believes that helping clients make sense of themselves is at the heart of therapy. Her background in psychotherapy and neuroscience has shaped her interest in understanding the complex ways that biology, development, relationships, and life experiences influence how we think, feel, and cope.