Kate Ballen’s goal is to create a collaborative and caring relationship with each individual; working in a range of approaches that include psychodynamic and practical behavioral treatment that speak to where the person is and wants to be.

Kate’s journey to becoming a therapist stems from many years of understanding and writing people’s life narratives. Kate was a journalist at FORTUNE Magazine, a writer of two award winning feature films and a play. She also ran parent groups as a Shimm Fellow for over a decade at Barnard College. Kate is the co-author of the popular book Parenting your Toddler: The Expert’s Guide to the Tough and Tender Years. Kate has also worked and volunteered with a variety of populations in the New York school system.

Kate received a BA from Brown University in semiotics and most recently received her MSW from Yeshiva University. Kate looks forward to continuing her work with adults and families facing various challenges, with particular expertise on parenting. Kate also hopes to continue working with adults facing relationship and career difficulties, coping with grief and other tough life transitions. Kate believes in collaborating without judgement; helping each person create a more meaningful, happy, creative life. Being a lifelong learner and improving skills as a therapist is very important to Kate. Kate cares deeply about being supportive and available to patients.