Dr. Katherine Schweitzer provides individual psychotherapy to adults, specializing in chronic perfectionism, codependency, and issues stemming from family-of-origin dysfunction. Her clients often include parentified children—frequently eldest daughters or firstborn sons—who grew into high-achieving adults now facing anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and emotional burnout.

Dr. Schweitzer uses an integrative approach, drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and relational therapy. She weaves these together to help clients learn to understand and get their needs meet in relationships, cultivate a sense of self beyond their roles and responsibilities, and release the pressure of perfectionism.

Originally from North Carolina, Dr. Schweitzer has called the Bay Area home since 2017, aside from a year in New York City for her doctoral internship. Outside of work, she enjoys reading, traveling (preferably to a body of water), and finding happy hour deals for oysters on the half shell.

Specialized Training

• APA-Accredited Postdoctoral Fellowship: Kaiser Permanente, San Rafael, CA

• APA-Accredited Internship: NYU Langone – Bellevue Hospital Clinical Psychology Internship Program, New York, NY

Education

• Psy.D. Clinical Psychology, The Wright Institute, Berkeley, CA

• M.A. Clinical Psychology, The Wright Institute, Berkeley, CA

• B.A. Psychology, Minor in Social and Economic Justice, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Professional Memberships

• American Psychological Association

• California Psychological Association, Division I and Division VII