Katie Maniscarco

Katie has worked in a variety of settings including inpatient care for teens, Special Education for elementary, middle, and high school students as a Certified School Social Worker for 7 years, and with child and adult survivors of physical and sexual abuse at the Harford County Child Advocacy Center (harfordcac.org/) for several years. Katie is certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), a leading evidence-based practice in the treatment of trauma for children (tfcbt.org). She is also certified in Perinatal Mental Health by Postpartum Support International (postpartum.net). Katie is a Board-approved supervisor for LGPCs, LMSWs, and Art Therapists (LGPATs). In her private practice, Katie is passionate about working with new parents who may be struggling in their adjustment to changing roles, feeling disconnected and isolated, suffering with postpartum mood and anxiety disorders, and/or are lacking in understanding and support from their partners or families. She is a mom and step-mom who understands the complexities of parenthood and blended families. Katie uses a Person-Centered, Strength-Based approach to address these issues so clients may begin to look ahead to positive life changes and find joy in the adjustment. Katie is also enjoying the process of learning and implementing Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT) for the treatment of OCD (icbt.online).