Kathryn Dosch, M.Ed, LPC, NCC is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Colorado and currently serves as The Headstrong Project’s Regional Clinical Director for the West. She started her career in mental health in 2004 and brings diverse experience in the field of mental health services, leadership, and operations. Ms. Dosch has held various leadership roles in her career, including leading teams of mental health clinicians, case managers, psychologists, psychiatrists, PhD and Masters degree students, and peer support specialists.
As the daughter of an Air Force Veteran, she is very familiar with the challenges military families face, both in times of war and in peace. Because of her passion for this population, she has spent her career specializing in treating PTSD in both children and adults, issues around deployment and transitions, complex trauma, anxiety, mood disorders, ADHD and other learning disorders. She joined Headstrong in 2019 as a clinician when she became the Director of the Veterans Health and Trauma Clinic at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Prior to working at UCCS, Ms. Dosch worked at Aspen Pointe as the Director of Integration and was both a manager and clinician serving military and civilian kids, teens, and families.
Ms. Dosch received both her B.S. in psychology and her M.Ed. in guidance and counseling from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Ms. Dosch has experience working with individuals, couples, and families, and is passionate about integrated care and family systems work. She is experienced in Accelerated Resolution Therapy, Behavior modification, Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Play Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, and Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. In her free time, she loves hanging out with her husband and 2 sons in the mountains, hiking, reading, cooking, and getting together with friends.