Katy Bullick (she/her)

I work collaboratively and relationally. Together we will talk about what’s troubling you, what’s inspiring you, and where you’d like to go. My approach is warm, genuine, and inclusive. My practice is rooted in a psychodynamic approach to healing, which emphasizes the importance of the present-moment relationship between the two of us, as well as ways in which your past may influence your present experience. In addition to my graduate training, I've completed a two-year postgraduate program in psychodynamic psychotherapy at the Psychotherapy Institute in Berkeley, California. I am a member of the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California and the Northern California Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology, where I participate in trainings and seminars. For the past 9 years I've watched clients transform their lives. I integrate current scholarship from different theoretical schools including contemporary psychoanalysis, attachment, neuroscience, and trauma-informed studies.

I believe that the challenges we face in our lives are invitations for us to grow. In our weekly sessions I will create a safe environment so you can actively engage in your own natural process of self-discovery. I strive to be flexible, open, and inclusive, and thus draw from varied psychological and philosophical orientations. I am actively engaged in anti-oppression work, both personally and professionally. I honor diversity and welcome people from all walks of life. My background in ecology – the study of how natural systems interact to resiliently adapt and grow — informs my belief that authentic relationship to self and others is the foundation of health, satisfaction and success. I believe that change and growth happen naturally, when we honor and more fully inhabit who and where we are. ​For me, therapy is a subtle yet powerful activism, a way to actively support the values of justice, inclusivity, diversity, creativity and compassion in the lives of my patients.