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Katherine Prudente, MA, RDT, LCAT is a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT) specializing in drama therapy and psychotherapy. Katherine believes that the creative process assists in working through problems by allowing access to unclear thoughts and feelings. Katherine utilizes traditional 'talk' therapy while allowing clients the opportunity to explore issues through creative writing, storytelling and role-playing if desired. By working eclectically, she is able to help her clients become their best selves, meeting their specific needs.
Katherine maintains a private practice in New York City specializing in individual psychotherapy for adolescents and adults. Her clients come from all walks of life differing in education, class, sexual orientation, and ethnicity/race. Katherine's focus is on anxiety and depression, surviving childhood trauma, navigating life transitions, relationship concerns, and assimilation/acculturation of racial minorities, especially with Asian Americans.
In addition to her private practice, for 10 years Katherine was a Program Manager at Hallways, a program dedicated to preventing high-risk behaviors through social-emotional learning in schools. Currently, she is the Coordinator for Health & Wellness Curriculum Development & Health Educator at Friends Seminary.
Katherine received her Master's Degree in Drama Therapy from New York University in 2006. Katherine is a nationally Registered Drama Therapist (RDT) by the North American Drama Therapy Association. She has received in depth psychoanalytic psychotherapy training at the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center.
Years of Experience: 19 years
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Depression - Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life
Life transitions - Coping with difficult or impactful life changes, such as moving to a new area, relationship transitions, child rearing, or career changes; learning self-care to better manage resulting stress
Sexual abuse - Caring support along the pathway to safety, wellbeing, and healing for survivors of sexual abuse and assault
Adolescents - Working with adolescents, teenagers, and parents on social, academic, and/or emotional challenges throughout teenage years; addressing anxiety, family conflicts, peer relationships, school stress, transition to college, social media pressures, self-esteem, hopelessness about the future, emotional dysregulation
Identity - Exploring topics of racial, cultural, and ethnic background as it relates to one’s family origins and personal identity
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Katherine offers a complimentary first session in order to provide space to decide if working with her is right for you.