Kate Spitzer-Cohn, LPC
Insurance
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. With a background in public health and advocacy-oriented work, she brings an understanding of how mental health is shaped by intersecting systems of oppression and resulting trauma. These experiences continue to inform her belief that healing is most possible in relationships that honor autonomy, dignity, and lived experience.
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 more privileged identities are the most visible. With an approach grounded in authenticity, curiosity, humility, and connection, she offers a therapeutic space that is affirming and attentive to the impact of intersecting systems of oppression on our lives, relationships, and needs.
Kate works with LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent individuals, as well as people navigating chronic illness, disability, medical trauma, life transitions, identity exploration, and systemic harm. 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. As a career-changer, Kate also is passionate about working with individuals in the midst of life transitions that impact one’s sense of self and place in the world.
Kate’s approach is rooted in a feminist-relational framework that emphasizes autonomy, transparency, and an egalitarian therapeutic relationship. She takes a person-centered approach and integrates harm reduction principles, psychodynamic exploration, and 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. She is guided by a commitment to validating clients’ lived experiences, exploring the connection between personal and systemic trauma, and supporting people with building relationships with themselves and others that feel grounded, empowering, and authentic. Kate believes therapy can be meaningful and transformative when we feel truly seen, understood, and supported in moving toward the lives and relationships we want.
In her free time, Kate enjoys couch snuggles and meandering sniffy walks with her 55 pound “lap dog,” connecting with friends and family, knitting, tending to her growing collection of plants, and finding humor in the absurdities of life.
