Katie Keech, MFT

11/21/2025

I got fully certified as a sensorimotor therapist last weekend. It's been a long haul to do it. I even had folks use the isstd statement against me to say I should not be admitted to level 3 when they heard I was having trouble because of my neurodivergence getting accepted in level 3.

But the sensorimotor folks changed the structure of level 3 to better accommodate neurodivergence and accommodate more diverse folks like myself as a result of my push to attend, which is heartening. And I made it through that grueling year even while I was working on both a full book to publish and also a chapter in a collective book on neurodiversity clinical work and also clinical guidelines for AAMFT on TNBGE for neurocomplexity

It sucks to have to knock one's head on walls and I'll keep doing it to make doors

11/03/2025

Some of you may remember the ground breaking qualitative research paper that Turell et al published over a year ago on gender affirmative care with folks who are plural / DID / OSDD called "It's Just a Body." It was the first paper written by a team of out trans and plural researchers and the very first research paper to have a system name appear on it from the research team.

Part 2 was just published! It's another qualitative study. This time the study looks at how systems gain internal consensus to achieve a direction when seeking gender affirmative care.

People who identify as both transgender and plural (more than one person sharing a body), including those with a diagnosis of Dissociative Identity Disorder, make decisions related to gender identity and presentation, and may engage with healthcare providers to receive gender affirming care. Interna...

10/11/2025

Hey Folks! I am presenting at the annual conference with AAMFT at the end of October. I'm lecturing on neurodiversity affirmative work with plurality / OSDD/ DID and including some overview of cultural humility as part of the two hour training:

08/23/2025

Here is the new Healing My Parts podcast. It dropped yesterday! We talk about autism and plurality as well as DID and OSDD and how this all combines with neurodiversity affirmative models and disability rights discourse.

Join us for a rich, unfiltered conversation with Katie Keech, LMFT—queer, neurodivergent, and plural therapist—on what system-affirming care really means.

05/19/2025

04/26/2025

The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT) clinical guidelines for Transgender, Non Binary, Gender Affirmative Care is out! I wrote the section on Neuro complexity. This includes plurality / OSDD / DID, schizophrenia, developmental delays, ADHD, and Autism (what I could respectfully address in 750 words, though I know it includes so much more)



https://aamft.org/Online_Education/Gender-Affirming-Care-Guidelines.aspx?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Membership+Email&_zs=C4aNn1&_zl=0pABA

04/08/2025

I'm sharing the new training series from The Plural Association on their Plural Competency Program.

Plurality is an umbrella term that encompasses Dissociative Identity Disorder. Plurality is a term that has been embraced as a neurodiversity affirmative term for multiplicity.

https://learn.thepluralassociation.org/pluralcompetence

It's a great starting point in a neurodiversity affirmative approach to working with DID and OSDD.

Learn how to ethically support clients with Dissociative Identity Disorder, OSDD, and other forms of Plurality. This course equips therapists, coaches, and MH professionals with inclusive, trauma-informed skills for affirming system clients—no integration agenda required.

03/17/2025

Here's the recent podcast with Daniella Young, who is a cult scholar and survived cults herself

In this conversation, Daniella and Katie Keech explore the intersections of cult dynamics, mental health, and neurodiversity. They discuss the misdiagnosis o...

03/17/2025

Here's my interview with The Neurocuriosity Club!

Today, I am SO excited to bring you an interview I did with Katie Keech, a licensed marriage and family therapist who is also plural, meaning they experience...

01/05/2025

Hi All! I just finished my lecture on discussing various ways establishment research and literature has mentioned a genetic connection with DID / OSDD / Plurality with the Neurodivergent Lived Experience Summit!

You can listen to any of the lectures for the next 72 hours.

Here's the link:
https://www.theneurocuriosityclub.com/replays-2025?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2owofVMBKzW4HkjFzUkN4aoxATMXlWTnu9k3lWotECrlabeuXVVDbJeOc_aem_Jag6g3wW14uXna6gtPRp0Q

*available for 48-hours after the speakers presentation, but, if you’d like access after that (forever!), you can upgrade to the Goody Bag (where you’ll also get $1,000+ of bonuses from the speakers!)

01/01/2025

The Neurodivergent Lived Experience Summit is the 3rd to the 6th of January! It's free to attend. I'm speaking at 1pm PST this coming Sunday on OSDD/ DID / Plurality. I hope to see you there!

https://www.theneurocuriosityclub.com/tr/2/6751387/8902921570/31717667/309604948f9ea1789909f349d47642c99f83b8ec5

10/13/2024

I'm lecturing at the AAMFT Conference on November 7th. My lecture focuses on the treatment guidelines I am working on for AAMFT on transgender, non binary and gender expansive care. My specific section addresses neuro complexity. I am addressing care for ADHD, autism, developmental complexity, schizophrenia and OSDD / DID/ plurality. I hope to see you all there!

In this presentation, clinicians will learn to think of desire as a spectrum rather than an on/off switch. In our culture, we use language such as "turn on." What turns you on? What turns you off? This type of thinking is too binary and causes harm when people are learning how to improve their sexua...