Kate Spitzer-Cohn, LPC
Insurance
Aetna
Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
Blue Choice PPO
Medicaid
Kate is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who earned her master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from The Chicago School. As a career-changer with a background in public health and advocacy spheres, she brings a trauma- and systems-informed lens to therapy. She sees healing as deeply relational and centers autonomy, authenticity, and appreciation for the unique strengths of each individual in her therapeutic work. Kate believes therapy can be transformative when we feel truly seen, understood, and supported in moving toward the lives and relationships we want.
As a White, cis, queer, disabled/chronically ill woman, Kate is mindful of the power and privilege she carries, especially given that some of her privileged identities are more visible. She brings an understanding that identity can be complex and changing and offers a therapeutic space that is affirming and validating of the way we are impacted by and internalize intersecting systems of oppression.
Kate works with LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent individuals, as well as people navigating chronic illness, disability, life transitions, identity exploration, and complex trauma. She values working with clients who have been marginalized or excluded from traditional therapeutic spaces, and is especially passionate about providing accessible, affirming care to individuals who have experienced harm within medical, mental health, or community systems. Kate also brings a lived understanding to working with individuals in the midst of life transitions that impact one’s sense of self and place in the world.
In sessions, Kate brings warmth, humor, and flexibility to the therapeutic process. Her approach is rooted in a feminist-relational framework that emphasizes connection and an egalitarian therapeutic relationship. She brings an understanding of the vulnerability of sharing deep parts of oneself and honors each person’s expertise in their own lives. She takes a person-centered, strengths-based approach and integrates trauma-informed and neuroaffirming practices. She believes there is no “one way” to do therapy or be in the world, and is committed to collaboratively adapting therapy to each person’s needs, identities, and values.
In her free time, Kate enjoys couch snuggles and meandering sniffy walks with her 55 pound “lap dog,” connecting with friends and family, knitting, and tending to her growing collection of plants (living and LEGO).
