Dr. Katherine Williams

05/02/2026

In partnership with SDCOE, this presentation explores how screens are shaping how children think, feel, and connect—often in ways parents don’t realize. This session explores how technology impacts developing brains, mental health, and family communication, and offers practical tools to reduce digital stress, restore balance, and strengthen connection at home.

Open to teachers and parents/caregivers at California public and private schools. Register here: https://sdcoe.k12oms.org/eventdetail.php?id=275323

21/01/2026

"Back in November, our research made it clear: it is not safe for kids and teens to use AI for mental health support. Children reported using AI for companionship 42% of the time. Just over a third of those chats included violent themes, and about half of those instances also involved sexual role-play." Source: Common Sense Media

Read the full report: https://auraparents.com/csm-report

24/11/2025

Psychologists: Earn continuing education credits with our recent California Psychological Association feature article.

https://www.cpapsych.org/page/048

27/10/2025

13/10/2025

02/10/2025

ADHD isn’t just about inattention or hyperactivity. Emotional dysregulation is now recognized as a key feature—and psychologists are helping children and adults learn to manage those “big feelings” with evidence-based strategies.

Learn more: https://at.apa.org/5b0

13/09/2025

Psychologists: Don't miss our CE presentation today at the California Psychological Association 2025 Convention! We will be addressing 5 critical issues facing youth and how we can help as professionals.
https://www.cpapsych.org/page/24

29/05/2025

17/04/2025

01/04/2025

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Clinicians: Join me at the 10th annual CICAMH conference: “Critical Solutions for Critical Issues: Reinstilling Hope & Connection in Youth Mental Health.”

This year, we have particularly critical topics that focuses on equipping providers with practical strategies to promote mental well-being in youth mental health.

Set at the beautiful University of San Diego campus, topics will include: building resilience in youth, fostering parent engagement in treatment for youth anxiety and ADHD, incorporating video games in therapy, pathological demand avoidance in autism spectrum disorder, and addressing va**ng in teens.

Our conference aims to provide participants with evidence-based tools and innovative strategies to foster hope, healing, and resilience in youth and their communities.

Register here: https://cicamh.ce-go.com/cicamh2025/home #

14/03/2025

Sharing my top strategies to parents/caregivers for parenting resilient teens through stressful times, e.g., college admissions, social media, AP exams, family financial problems. Thank you to NLYM for the invite, and to Kelly McCullough of La Jolla Therapy Center for joining me.

Parents/caregivers are welcome to join me on March 19, 2025 at my "Stress, Resilience, and the Power of Support" presentation in partnership with San Diego County Office of Education and Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego's Transforming Mental Health. (Registration link in comments.)