Kate Dufek, MA, LMHCA

My clients describe me as:

Down to earth, candid, and deeply human.

Something to know about my approach is:

Because so often the pain we hold comes from relational experiences, it is here in relationship where we must work towards healing and change.

Together, we will:

By noticing and exploring how past events and relationships pattern our way of being in the present, we will work to will find a more integrated, flexible, and free way of being for today and the future.

I specialize in working with people who:

I work with individuals who are hard on themselves and want to learn to turn inwards with a renewed sense of softness and reverence for the sensitivity, stories, and multiplicities they hold.

I became a therapist because:

I have experienced the transformative power of a therapeutic relationship to change one's way of thinking, moving, and feeling through the world.

More about me and my practice:

I understand the goal of therapy as not to "fix" one's shortcomings or insecurities, but to move more deeply into one's humanity by offering attuned presence and curiosity.