Kate White, Ph.D.

About Me

My goal in therapy is to create a treatment that addresses your individual needs and concerns. I will work collaboratively with you to deepen your understanding of dissatisfying patterns and create new ways to handle emotions, navigate relationships, and build a life that is in line with your values. From a place of self-acceptance we will make space for change.

More About My Practice

I enjoy working with people who have struggled for a long time with difficulties managing painful emotions, out-of-control behaviors, dissatisfying relationship patterns, uncertainty about identity and personal goals, and hopelessness. I offer comprehensive dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to help my clients radically accept painful life experiences, change harmful behaviors, and build a life worth living. My approach is grounded in evidence-based, trauma-informed treatments. I am the coordinator for the Psychology Specialists of Maine Center for DBT.

I also offer less structured, integrative therapy based in insight-oriented and emotionally-focused approaches. I seek to relieve distress through supporting emotional processing and regulation skills and gaining insight into problematic thought patterns and relationship cycles.

My Specialties

I specialize in working with clients who are seeking therapy for emotion- and relationship-based problems, including depression, suicidal ideation and self-harm, trauma, impulsivity, and anger issues.

Education and Career Background

• Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Pennsylvania State University

• M.S. in Clinical Psychology from the Pennsylvania State University

• B.A. in Psychology from Colby College

• Visiting Assistant Professor, Bates College, Department of Psychology (2015 to present)

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Psychiatry (2013-2015)

• Pre-Doctoral Internship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Psychiatry Clinic