Katie Bingner (She/Her)

Most humans face challenges related to communication, trust, and connecting with others. Unfortunately, many of us believe we are alone in this struggle. The good news is that relationships are naturally complex (no, it’s not just you) and seeking help to improve yours is an act of courage and integrity! I utilize evidence-based approaches such as Gottman, ACT, DBT, CBT, and IFS techniques, to assist clients with building (or repairing) important relationships.

Life comes with loss. Unfortunately, we are rarely taught about the complexities of loss OR the importance of grieving. So often people tell me they strive to minimize their emotions around loss and that they become overwhelmed with shame and guilt about how they are (or aren’t) grieving. I am here to help, to walk with you through grief, to make space for your experience, to provide normalize your grief, and explore opportunities for healing and resilience in the face of loss.

We all have some degree of anxiety and that’s a good thing! Anxiety gets a bad wrap, because we truly need it to survive. However, in today’s overwhelming world of global awareness, our systems are often over-stimulated which can activate our stress-response when we don’t really need it. That can lead us to panic and go to great lengths to make the anxiety STOP! This can get us stuck in a vicious cycle that takes over our lives. I’m hear to help you build a different relationship with fear.

We all have some degree of anxiety and that’s a good thing! Anxiety gets a bad wrap, because we truly need it to survive. However, in today’s overwhelming world, our systems gets over-stimulated, activating our stress-response when we don’t really need it. When our anxiety spikes, we can go to great lengths to make it STOP! Then we can get stuck in a vicious cycle that takes over our lives and just makes anxiety worse. I hope to help you build a different relationship with fear.

In the past year I discovered the incredible Internal Family Systems (IFS) approach to healing trauma. Supported by leading trauma specialists around the world, the IFS model doesn’t focus on labeling people diagnostically, but rather honoring the complex internal system we all hold within (and need) to cope with and survive adversity and trauma. IFS helps us to develop a compassionate and collaborative relationship with our many “parts”, so we can learn to heal ourselves and find joy.

ACT recognizes how internal experiences (eg: thoughts, feelings, sensations, impulses) can be so overwhelming that we often try to control our inner world (ie: “stop” thoughts, “push away” feelings, numb our bodies). Unfortunately that often makes us rigid and robs our lives of meaningful experiences. ACT techniques help us build a new relationship with our internal experiences and learn to be more flexible when they show up. All so we can lead a more meaningful, value-driven life.

Relationships are hard. I believe that's a universal truth. Intimate relationships can challenge us the most, as they require us to be vulnerable in order to get what we want (love and intimacy). But they also come loaded with risk for heartbreak and betrayal. Learning essential skills for navigating relationships can make all the difference in our ability to find and nurture healthy, loving connection. That means learning "how to fight" effectively, repair hurts, and create deeper intimacy.