Over the course of a long career, Kate has been influenced and enlivened by a wide variety of teachers and experiences. She began her career as a nursery school and elementary school teacher, and went on to train as a clinical social worker after her three children were born. As a writer and a pragmatist, she was initially drawn to Solution Oriented and Narrative therapy. A longing to feel more effective in treating trauma led her to train in EMDR in 2000, and in 2009 she began learning AEDP. Kate fell in love with the model from the start, and in the years since has enjoyed every moment of every AEDP-related experience.