Katie DeGrella, LCSW

Psychotherapist | she/her

Katie is a licensed clinical social worker who provides individual outpatient therapy services. She is a trained psychotherapist who earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Purdue University. While attending Indiana University Graduate School of Social Work, she worked as a personal trainer and enjoyed the coaching aspects of personal training as well as the satisfaction of helping others to achieve their goals. 

After graduation from Indiana University with her Master’s in Clinical Social Work, Katie worked at Legacy House as the Child and Adolescent Specialist, treating children and families who were survivors of violent crime and trauma. She then spent two and half years working and studying at the Wright Institute in Los Angeles, California. During this time she also worked as part of a multidisciplinary clinical team at the Dr. Susan Krevoy Eating Disorder Program. The two and half years included an intensive psychoanalytic psychotherapy training program with 5 hours of supervision per week with professionals of different disciplines. This experience helped Katie to understand how to apply different treatment modalities to address root causes of psychological issues that ultimately bring about long-term and lasting changes. 

Katie launched her private practice in Santa Monica, California, and specialized in clients suffering with eating disorders and the co-existing mood disorders, as well as other psychological issues, including trauma. Katie discovered mindfulness and became excited about its implications for treating eating disorders. An essential element to the therapeutic process is to help a client to integrate mind, body and spirit.  The advances in the field of neuroscience have made it possible to validate that mindfulness is a powerful treatment tool when used with psychotherapy. Katie holds clinical licenses in both Indiana and California. 

She is passionate about her work and believes that it requires a life-long commitment to continued education and personal growth to be able to effectively help others.