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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.

04/11/2026

04/10/2026

Happy National Siblings Day 🤍
Grateful for the people who’ve known me the longest—through every version of me. Always a mix of love, history, and support I wouldn’t trade.

04/01/2026

Many of you may not know this, but on the side Nicole and I are basically Olympic-level weightlifters… NBD. 💁‍♀️💪

If you’d like to train with the pros (or at least have a really fun time), join us next Wednesday at 5:30 for the launch of the new Les Mills Strength Development!

03/24/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CN5UJ77DN/

Women2Women speaks to the professional woman of Greater Reading across all occupations and career levels, exploring topics relevant to entrepreneurship, business, careers, work/family balance, and gen

03/22/2026

If you’re only living for the weekend, five days of your life start to feel like something to survive.

What would it look like to bring a little life into your weekdays—something small, something yours?

Your life isn’t waiting at the end of the week. It’s in the middle of it.

03/20/2026

Happy Spring 🌷🪻🌸🌼☀️🌦️💛💚

03/17/2026

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03/15/2026

Just as I’m willing spring to arrive, I’m also willing Beyoncé’s Act III into existence. The world could use a little hope, renewal—and the word according to Queen Bey.

03/12/2026

New season, new bulletin board. 🌸

In my office, spring has officially arrived… even if the weather hasn’t gotten the memo yet. Sometimes we have to will the light back in—through color, intention, and small reminders that new growth is always on its way.

Until then, we wait (impatiently) for the real thing.

03/09/2026

The sacredness of the everyday.
Maybe it’s also this: choosing to make the ordinary intentional. Washing dishes slowly instead of rushing. Making a cup of tea like it’s a ritual. Folding laundry with music on and presence in your body.
So much of life is lived in the in-between. When we slow down enough to notice, even the smallest moments feel holy.
This podcast speaks beautifully about this very thing. (Link below)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/michael-pollan-on-reducing-rumination-reclaiming-your/id1087147821?i=1000751351829

03/06/2026

It was an absolute honor to be part of the Women2Women Conference & Expo this week. Surrounded by inspiring women, meaningful conversations, and a powerful sense of community, it was a day I won’t forget.

I had the chance to (attempt to!) convince a room full of women that anger isn’t something to avoid—it’s a signal. When understood and channeled well, it can lead us toward assertion, clarity, and strength.

If you’re curious, you can read more about it here—follow the link for my article!

https://issuu.com/nhgi/docs/women2women_spring_2026

Address

1770 Lancaster Avenue
Paoli, PA
19301

Telephone

+14842863384

Website

https://www.kateshortlpc.com/

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