Kat McGrady - Trauma Therapist Network

Kat McGrady Ed.D, LCPC, NCC is a licensed professional counselor at Sequence. Using an integrative, solution-focused approach, Dr. Kat McGrady provides individual, family, couples therapy to children, teens and adults through remote teletherapy methods.

After many years working as a teacher, school counselor and child therapist she also offers remote parent coaching. Her style is warm, gracious and caring, as she quickly establishes a connection and listens deeply to what issues may be the source of difficulty. Her thoughtful assessments and use of multiple strategies offer support and direction to each individual or family she works with. Dr. McGrady believes in an authentic and collaborative approach. With compassion, an open mind and creative care, she creates positive therapeutic change for those she serves.

Well versed in the public education system and child development and strongly connected to the Montgomery County School system for elementary education, Dr. McGrady offers consultations around special education services, classroom accommodations and strengthening the home-school connection to best support student’s success.

Dr. McGrady is a native of Maryland, but rode out much of the pandemic in beautiful Vermont, and now resides in Northern Virginia. She continues her work with Sequence via teletherapy, and will arrange in-person check-ins with clients local to the Greater Washington DC area. This can be at the Sequence offices or at a park for younger clients or an outdoor walk for older adolescents and adults. She serves as an adjunct professor for online classes and adviser at the Johns Hopkins School of Education. Throughout the year she offers online workshops for the Sequence Institute, and in-person training events and workshops twice a year at the Silver Spring classroom. Dr. McGrady also is a clinical supervisor in Maryland for counselors seeking licensure.

Kat is licensed in Maryland and Virginia, and is a rostered psychotherapist offering teletherapy in Florida and Vermont.

Presentations, Facilitation, & Workshops

Cultural Proficiency, Annual Conference of the Maryland Counseling Association

2020 Group Facilitator for The National Institute of Health (NIH) Office of Intramural Training and Education

Contracted Mentor and Small Group Facilitator, National Institute of Health-OITE

Mentor faculty at higher education institutes nationwide on their facilitation of small groups with students, trainees, researchers, and other affiliated persons on topics surrounding mental health in school, the lab, and in science
Facilitate small group discussions with NIH employees, trainees, researchers, scientists, and other faculty on topics including:
Resiliency, emotional intelligence, implicit biases, diversity and inclusion, communication, assertiveness

Publications

Building Resiliency in Children
Building Resilience in Youth
Building Resiliency in Teens
Diagnosis to Delivery: Teaching Social Skills to Youth with Mental Health Disorders
Psychology Today Blog: Cultivating Curiosity https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/kat-mcgrady-edd-lcpc-ncc

Memberships:

Member of the Association of School Counselors
Member of Chi Sigma Iota International Counseling Honors Society

Cost Per Session	$$$$
Insurance	No
State Licensed	Maryland Virginia
Specialization	Active Duty ADD/ADHD Adoption Adult Children of Alcoholics Anger Management Anxiety Attachment Autism Spectrum Body Image Bullying Caregiver Stress Childhood Emotional Neglect Childhood Trauma Childhood Traumatic Grief Children of Military Members Codependency Combat Trauma Community Violence Complex PTSD Developmental Disabilities Developmental Trauma Dysregulation Emerging Adults Emotional Abuse Emotional Neglect Family Estrangement Firefighters First Responders Foster Care Gender Identity Grief/Bereavement Healthcare Workers Helping Professionals Highly Sensitive People Intimate Partner Violence Law Enforcement LGBTQ+ Loss Medical Trauma Military Military Families Military Spouses Moral Injury Multicultural Counseling Nerd Culture Neurodiversity Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Oppression/Discrimination/Marginalization Pandemic Related Stress Panic Attacks People With Disabilities Physical Abuse Physical Neglect Polyamory Racial Trauma Relational Trauma Relationship Issues Selective Mutism Self-Harming Behaviors Sensory Processing Sexual Abuse Sexual Assault/Rape Spirituality Survivors of Suicide Loss Teachers Veterans Vicarious Trauma/Burnout Victims of Crime
Types of Therapy	Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Art Therapy Attachment Based Behavioral Therapies CBT Child Centered Play Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Children in Schools Cognitive Therapies Compassion Focused Therapies Complementary and Alternative Approaches Dance/Movement Therapy DBT Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) EFT Tapping Emotionally Focused Therapy Expressive Therapies Integrative Approaches Internal Family Systems Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Motivational Interviewing Non Directive Play Therapy Parent Child Interaction Therapy Play Therapies Positive Psychology Sand Tray Solution Focused Therapies Strengths Based Approach Talk Therapy Trauma Focused CBT
Population Served	Adolescents Adults Adults in Midlife Children Geriatric Adults Teenagers Young Adults
Services	Adolescents Coaching Community Presentations Consultation Couples Families Groups Individuals Supervision Workshops