Katja Cahoon, LCSW, MBA

Katja Cahoon’s highly skillful work first became evident to me through shared clients who, after working with Katja, demonstrated rapid increase in their ability to tolerate distressing emotions, communicate effectively about difficult emotional experiences, and self-soothe. Katja's expertise in EMDR speaks for itself and is top-notch. As a couples therapist often working with attachment injuries and emotion regulation deficits, having Katja as a colleague, resource, and referral source has been like striking gold. I have worked for many years specializing in the treatment of trauma, PTSD and co-occurring conditions and can attest that Katja brings a rare combination of clinical expertise, skillfulness, and a wonderfully disarming nature that allows clients to immediately feel at ease so they can truly heal. It is without reservation that I highly recommend her!

With the help of Katja and her use of EMDR I have seen a rapid reduction in my reaction to triggering emotions. As a result I feel more grounded and empowered. I feel very safe and free to do my healing work with Katja.

Katja is a wonderfully connective, empathetic and lovely individual. She brings an insightful, intuitive and direct approach to her therapeutic practice while also being incredibly caring and warm and infusing the rapport with her totally on-point sense of humor. Truthfully, Katja is one of the most talented therapists I’ve met to date. Her natural, easygoing skills with conversation can put anyone at ease and somehow she just makes you want to open up to her. Acceptance and encouragement are imparted the whole time, and also, she is not shy to point out areas where progress can be made and offer creative tools and solutions. I’ve recommended her to numerous friends with the utmost confidence in her ability facilitate and support true growth and healing in her clients’ lives.

Katja Cahoon is a talented and unique therapist that understands the difficulty of making change in one's life. She listens deeply to understand clients and then creates and an environment to support change. With patience, compassion, insight, and useful exercises, her clients report that she is one of the best practitioners with whom they have worked.

As a colleague who has worked with her patients who have moved to the East Coast, I think her a great deal of her success with clients is a collaborative model that she engages that does not stop at a cognitive interaction, but courageously and carefully delves into one's emotional life. She recognizes the stresses and strains of 21st century life and works to remove subsequent roadblocks of fear, anxiety, and trauma. Katja is also a certified EMDR practitioner. This additional expertise supports clients in further making constructive shifts in their lives.

Without reservation, I recommend Katja as an excellent therapist who holistically makes significant changes in the lives of individuals. And as a colleague, I am always honored to work with her.