Ms. Katie R. Stallman, LICSW
(She/Her)
About Me
****Currently on Leave and not taking clients until further notice. I have a small private practice in both the West Seattle and Eastlake neighborhoods in Seattle. I specialize in working with all members of the adoption constellation and children currently in foster care. I am a married, mother of one teenage son who loves her giant Great Pyrenees, camping, practicing yoga and being with friends and family in any setting. I have Italian, German, and Catholic roots. I love learning and living! I consider it a huge honor to walk with my clients on their healing journeys.
Education & Experience
I received my MSW from Washington University in St. Louis in 1996 and have been a licensed clinician in the state of Washington since 1998. I spent my entire career working in the area of public and private child welfare. After years of agency work, I opened my private practice in 2014 and specialize in all issues impacting the adoption constellation. I have a particular interest in open adoption, working with parents who are parenting children with histories of abuse, neglect, or orphanage care and in work with first/birth parents. I also specialize in working dyadically with parents and children on attachment issues using Theraplay and attachment focused family therapy. I have loved applying EMDR to this particular population and became fully certified in January of 2022. I also recently became certified in the IATP model at the end of 2021 which was created specifically for kids and families with trauma and attachment issues. I also am working toward the Registered Play Therapist (RPT) credential. Additionally, I hold memberships with NASW, The Theraplay Institute, and the Association for Play Therapy. I also completed Deborah Gray's ATFT program through ATTACh and am listed as one of their recommended providers.
Professional & Volunteer Affiliations
PEPS Parent Support Group Leader TOPS K-8 Parent Volunteer Volunteer Leader of the AFFGS Parents of Adopted Teens Support Group
Specialty Area
- Abuse/Neglect
- ADD/ADHD/Disruptive Behavior Disorders
- Adoption
- Anxiety/Panic Attacks
- Birth Trauma/Pregnancy Loss
- Depression
- Family Issues
- Grief/Loss/Mourning
- Marriage/Relationship Issues
- Moral Injury
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Sexual Abuse
- Stress Management
- Traumatic Incident
Population Served
- Adolescents (13-17)
- Adults
- Children (4-12)
Language
- English
Insurance
- BlueCross BlueShield
- Kaiser Permanente
Adoption Support and Private Pay