Katie’s training & experience

Educator and Course Creator at various learning institutions, 2004-2017

  • Staff Mentor for international orphan care workers, Back2Back Ministries 2017-2018

  • Trauma-Competent Care Trainer & Mentor, Back2Back Ministries 2017-2020

  • Child & Family Development Coach, Back2Back Ministries 2018-2022

  • Facilitator for the Making Sense of Your Worth/Anchored program, HALO 2021

  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) externship, ICEEFT 2021

  • M.S. in Marriage & Family Therapy, NMSU 2021

  • Narrative-Focused Trauma Care Levels 1, 2 and 3, The Allender Center 2021 - 2024

  • Facilitating Attuned Interactions (FAN) Levels 1 & 2, Erikson Institute 2022 - 2023

  • Staff Care Specialist, Back2Back Ministries 2022-current

  • Transform Leadership Training, Freedom in Christ Ministries, 2025

  • Current Doctoral Student in Christian Counseling - National Christian Counselors Association (NCCA)

Our unique approach to life transformation involves looking at the past in order to understand how you came to be where you are today, while also looking to Jesus to shape and define a beautiful future. Our team is dedicated to continued training and care so that we can interact with our clients as truer and more free versions of ourselves as we invite others to the same process.

Find me on The Allender Center’s

Narrative-Focused Trauma Care Directory