Katharine McCormick, LCSW

I specialize in general therapy and trauma treatment for people living with PCOS (and other chronic illness) and women working in healthcare. I am dedicated to helping smart, compassionate and deeply tired women come back to themselves.

My Story
At 25, I was diagnosed with PCOS in a lonely exam room at Yale. I had gone from being the most enthusiastic student in class to someone who counted the hours until bedtime—7 PM, if I could make it.

The diagnosis cracked something open. Alongside the physical symptoms came a flood of grief, rage, confusion, and awakening. I began to see just how much of my life—and the lives of so many women—was shaped by systems that demand we serve quietly, perform endlessly, and minimize our pain.

In that same season, I found myself face-to-face with another reality: the invisible burnout of those working in healthcare. Exhausted nurses, overbooked physicians, helping professionals running on empty. I recognized their weariness because it mirrored my own.

And I realized:
PCOS wasn’t a personal flaw—it was my body’s sacred refusal to keep pushing through the impossible.
The healers were hurting, too.
Reclaiming your life doesn’t always look like triumph. Sometimes it looks like rest, boundaries, and the slow rebuild of trust with your own body.

Who I Work With
I specialize in working with:
Women living with PCOS or chronic hormonal/thyroid conditions who feel dismissed, disoriented, or disconnected from their bodies.
Women working in healthcare who are navigating burnout, vicarious trauma, and the quiet grief of over-functioning.
Anyone who has felt like their worth was measured by what they could give—not who they are.

I offer trauma therapy that honors your pace, your process, and your inherent wisdom. This isn’t about “fixing” you—it’s about walking with you as you return to yourself.

How I Work

Therapy with me is:
Somatically informed: We listen to your body as a source of knowing—not a problem to solve.
Spiritually grounded: Whether you’re deconstructing old beliefs or reconnecting with the Divine Feminine, I welcome your full self into the room.
Relational and real: I show up as a person, not a blank slate. I believe healing happens in honest, attuned connection.
You don’t have to perform wellness for me. You don’t have to pretend you’re okay. You get to bring all of you—messy, magnificent, uncertain, sacred.

My Training
I hold:
A Master of Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis
A Master of Divinity from Yale University
Advanced training in trauma therapy, including EMDR (completed basic training).
I’m currently (slowly and deliciously) working toward certification as an AASECT Sex Therapist

My background includes work in:
In-home crisis care
Hospital-based mental health
Group practice therapy
Christian ministry, where I walked with teens and families through spiritual questioning and growth

When I’m not in session, you might find me:
Reading something esoteric or deliciously nerdy
Practicing yoga or swimming (aka playing mermaids in the lap pool)
Writing long, rambling letters to my nieces
Cooking something new (with varied success)
Learning more about the Divine Feminine in all of us.

I believe in growing alongside my clients. If I’m asking you to do deep work, I have to be doing it too.

The Main Point
Whether or not I’m the therapist for you,
I’m so honored you’re here. Your healing matters. Your story matters. And you don’t have to do it alone.