Guiding North Carolina's Women & Moms
Katie Peel
Clinical Graduate Student Intern & Administrative Coordinator
Katie (she/her) is a graduate clinical internship student pursuing her Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at NC State University. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies (2005) and a Master of Arts in International Development (2011) with a focus on global health. After nearly two decades working in international public health to support underserved and under-resourced populations across Africa, she is pivoting
from a macro- level global health setting to a local, individual-level space by committing to a path towards becoming a mental health counselor.
Having long served as a trusted source of support for friends and family who have experienced perinatal loss and birth trauma, along with her doula training and work in international reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health programming, she is deeply passionate about supporting physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being during these critical life chapters. Katie is dedicated to supporting clients through a holistic approach, walking alongside them through an individualized continuum of healing.
Her orientation draws upon Internal Family Systems, attachment-based, somatic, and spiritually informed perspectives to guide her counseling practice, honoring spirituality and other deeply held sources of hope, purpose, and resilience when they are important to the client. It is this blend of insight-oriented and embodied modalities that she believes allows clients to deepen their understanding of themselves while cultivating the emotional and relational capacities needed to move toward meaningful, lasting change.
Katie's professional background has deepened her commitment to cultural humility and social justice, guiding her work with curiosity, respect, and compassion. She strives to create a safe, inclusive, and affirming space where clients of all identities, backgrounds, and lived experiences feel heard, valued, and supported. Her warm, reflective presence helps foster a therapeutic relationship where clients feel seen, empowered, and supported as they navigate life’s challenges and move towards greater self-understanding and well-being.