Katie Austin, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Maryland, Washington DC, and Virginia. She is a parenting specialist, helping parents to feel empowered in cultivating a calm home environment while meaningfully supporting the needs of their children and effectively managing their own stress.
Katie has 10 years of experience working with children and parents, bringing an individualized approach to each family, helping parents to understand their children and themselves better while teaching clinically based skills and techniques to manage behaviors. Katie is a Certified Mindfulness-Based Professional, weaving mindfulness into her work with families, helping them to slow down, center on what’s important to them, and move forward with intention. Katie is also certified in Behavioral Parenting Training, a training program developed to help parents support children with ADHD and non-compliant behaviors.
In 2019, Katie published her first book: Mindfulness Exercises for Kids who Worry, which is now available for purchase on Amazon.
Services
- Parent Coaching
- Individual therapy for adults
- Couples Counseling
- Family Therapy
- Parenting Groups groups
Expertise
- Mood Disorders
- Anxiety Disorders
- Parenting Support
- Coping Skills
- Self-Injury
- ADHD
- Anger Management
- Assertiveness Training
- School stress
- Family Conflict
- Behavior Management
Personal Life
Katie enjoys being outside, yoga, cooking, reading, family games and spending time with her children and husband. Katie is the proud momma of three inspiring children. Katie’s fun fact: her socks rarely match.
