Katherine Elsing, MS, LMFT

Marriage and Family Therapist

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Katherine has a client-centered approach to treatment and believes that therapy should be tailored to meet the unique needs of each individual. She strives to ensure that treatment moves at a comfortable pace that supports clients in gaining perspective and understanding of past or current experiences that may be impacting functioning, while allowing them to forward by healing from emotional pain and suffering. 

 

Katherine specializes in EMDR therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), which is an evidence-based treatment that enables individuals to heal from trauma and other adverse life experiences. Alternative modalities such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), and solution-focused approaches may be utilized prior to or instead of EMDR to improve overall mental stability and treat current symptoms. Katherine offers a gentle, trauma-informed approach to help clients achieve their therapeutic goals in a warm and safe environment. 

 

Katherine's training in Family Based and Systemic modalities has given her the skills necessary to help individuals across the lifespan facing various challenges including mood and behavioral disorders as well as family and relationship issues. In cases where a child or adolescent is the primary client, parents or other family members may be encouraged to join sessions in order to support the client’s ongoing success outside of the therapy room, or to address any relational concerns. Katherine is comfortable working with clients ages 8 and up. 

 

Katherine was born and raised in the Madison area and has over 15 years of experience between crisis intervention, community, and outpatient mental health treatment. Katherine received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, double majoring in Psychology and Spanish, and obtained her Master’s of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from Edgewood University.