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