Psychotherapist
Private Practice
Clarkston, Georgia, United States
Kathy Steele, MN, CS has been in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia since 1985. She is also an Adjunct Faculty at Emory University. She graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelors in Nursing in 1978 and from Emory University with a Masters in Psych/Mental Health Nursing in 1983. She worked at Grady Memorial Hospital for several years in her early career in psychiatric triage as well as outpatient work with severely mentally ill clients, with a focus on schizophrenia. From 1991-1995 she was Clinical Director of an inpatient program for trauma and dissociation at CPC Parkwood Hospital in Atlanta. Subsequently, she was Clinical Director for a nonprofit low cost psychotherapy clinic in Atlanta, Metropolitan Counseling Services, from 1995-2016. Kathy is a Fellow and a past President of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD), and also served two terms on the Board of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Since 2008 she has served on the editorial board of the Journal of Trauma and Dissociation. She is the recipient of several awards for her clinical and published works, including the 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award, the Cornelia Wilbur Award, and the Pierre Janet Writing Award from ISSTD. She received a Distinguished Alumni Award from Emory University in 2006. She has authored numerous publications in the field of trauma and dissociation, including three books, and many book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles. She is sought as a consultant and supervisor, and as an international lecturer on topics related to trauma, dissociation, attachment, and psychotherapy.
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