Therapy with Katherine Michelle Burns, LCSW

Supporting the emotional challenges of life transitions, DNA surprises, and identity shifts.

I work with clients living in New Mexico and Oklahoma who are navigating a multitude of life challenges. I have a unique lens that allows me to help people during transitional times in life, such as family changes, empty nesters, career changes, divorce, new relationships and other times when the sense of self is changing.

I especially enjoy working with individuals with DNA surprises who are struggling with the emotions, identity disruption and logistical issues that arise. I work with people experiencing infertility and provide support for the many decisions, struggles, complexity, disappointments and hope that journey offers.

Check out my Psychology Today profile here.

I offer personalized, compassionate guidance that helps my clients deepen their understanding of themselves.

—Katherine Michelle Burns, LCSW, ACC

Client Testimonials

I was feeling unfulfilled in my job, my living situation, my relationships and in myself. Katherine met me with empathy and compassion and took the time to get to know me and understand my situation.

Katherine worked with me in anticipation of a big move I was planning across the country to live closer to family. With her support, I was able to pull myself out of survival mode during a year I was in limbo.

I was feeling stuck, and stagnant, but Katherine gave me the tools I needed to make it a pivotal year for learning and growth. Katherine, thank you for helping me understand myself a little better!

I had the privilege to work with Katherine after discovering my paternity was a lie. She helped me write letters to my paternal family and navigate the betrayal trauma I suffered… I’m happy to say that contact was a success!

Katherine taught me how to recognize patterns and be curious, practice self-compassion, voice my needs with kindness, have higher expectations for how others treat me, and stay grounded in my worth.

Thanks to Katherine I feel confident that I’m going to be able to sustain more balance through the peaks and valleys of my life, and I’m already practicing in this new chapter.

Having Katherine as my therapist was such a wonderful experience… From the very beginning, she brought a sense of calm, realism, and understanding that helped me begin to recenter myself and rebuild a sense of order.