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Therapy is an excavation. It is a cathartic oxygenation of buried emotions done by the client and the therapist.

It is my goal as a therapist to create a safe place for you to be willing to go through pain, trusting that healing is on the other side. When I consider my work experience thus far, I think about what I have learned and how I have grown in each role. 18 years ago during my first position in the field, out of undergrad, I was working with the elderly; it allowed me to learn the arts of patience, compassion, and advocacy. I was taught how to develop a program, gather appropriate data for grant writing, and ultimately, how to manage a team. My adult caseload within the community mental health setting helped me to better understand the personal challenges which had created barriers in their lives. Through this experience, I feel confident employing a multidisciplinary approach in working with individuals exhibiting a wide range of diagnostic conditions, crisis management, and engagement with those most resistant to treatment. My internship, and later my role in a grant-funded connection project, aided me to feel comfortable working with an inpatient population. Connecting with individuals at their most vulnerable proved to be challenging, but also one of my most rewarding jobs. This instilled in me the importance of a thorough safety assessment, and a time-limited need to connect. As an EAP counselor, I honed in on my crisis management skills, having the ability to remain calm in an emergency and offer in-the-moment supports. This role allowed me to work under two umbrellas simultaneously—the client, and their employer. Being a group fitness instructor took me out of my comfort zone, increasing my ease in public speaking and flexing an extrovert muscle that is typically weak for me. My recent efforts with college-age students have reminded me just how difficult the transition between high school and the world, between youth and adulthood, can be. Navigating those decisions, molding a new identity, and learning about responsibility: these challenges require empathy and encouragement.

02/07/2026

Joy doesn’t disappear in winter; it just gets quieter, cozier, and more intentional.

02/05/2026

We don’t get to control how others see us—but we do get to notice what gets stirred inside. Our reactions are information: about our wounds, our values, our boundaries. Awareness there is where growth begins.

02/02/2026

Are you due for an existential lesson? Repeating patterns? Waiting for something out there to change? The shift happens when we turn inward: choosing meaning, connection, and growth even when the day looks the same. Maybe freedom isn’t escaping the loop, but becoming more alive inside it.

01/30/2026

Do you ever hide in plain sight? We wear masks to protect ourselves, to fit in, to stay safe—but connection happens when we risk letting them down. Sometimes the bravest thing we do is let ourselves be seen.

01/27/2026

There’s something quietly healing about a cup of tea.
Warmth in your hands, a pause in your day, a moment to breathe. It soothes the nervous system, invites slowing down, and reminds us we’re allowed gentleness.

01/24/2026

How healing connection can be! Sometimes presence, warmth, and being known across a table is the medicine. Reach out to a friend today. 💛

01/22/2026

Many of us feel awkward—or even suspicious—when we receive compliments. Psychologically, this happens when kind words clash with our self-image or activate an inner critic that’s quick to deflect praise. We’re often taught to minimize, explain away, or redirect compliments, especially in the name of humility.
But compliments are more than ego boosts—they’re bids for connection. Learning to simply say “thank you,” pause, and let the words land helps build self-trust, strengthens relationships, and gently challenges old narratives of not-enough. Think of compliments as gifts: accepting them honors both your worth and the person offering them.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/possibilitizing/202501/kind-words-weird-feels-the-psychology-of-compliments

01/19/2026

Dr. King spoke not only to justice in the streets, but to healing in the human heart.
From a therapeutic lens, his work invites us to examine our inner lives: our fears, our biases, our capacity for empathy, and our responsibility to one another. Healing, personal or collective, doesn’t happen without truth, courage, and connection.
Justice is not separate from mental health. Belonging, dignity, and being seen are essential to well-being. Today is a reminder that tending to our inner world is also part of building a more compassionate outer one.

01/17/2026

Small acts still matter.

You don’t have to fix everything. You don’t have to save the whole shoreline. Showing up for one person, one moment, one small kindness—it counts. And sometimes, it changes everything.

01/14/2026

Healing doesn’t happen in isolation.

In therapy—and in healthy relationships—healing happens through connection. When someone witnesses your truth, your mess, your tenderness, and stays. When you’re met with support instead of judgment, curiosity instead of fixing.

Being seen and not abandoned changes us. That’s where healing takes root.

01/11/2026

It happens quietly. What once filled us with awe becomes background noise. Not because it lost its meaning—but because we stopped pausing long enough to notice it.

Sometimes the work is simply this: slow down, look again, and let gratitude return. What is something that feels ordinary but was once something your past self longed for?

01/08/2026

Kick off launch day with Geoff and me this Saturday 💪

We’re starting strong with an Early Bird Strength Development class at 7:30am — a 30-minute power session designed to help you lift heavy, get fired up, and set the tone for the day.

We’re here to pump you up!🏋️‍♂️😄

Come early, lift strong, and let’s launch together. Sign up NOW!

Address

1770 Lancaster Avenue
Paoli, PA
19301

Telephone

+14842863384

Website

https://www.kateshortlpc.com/

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