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 Katharine Ryan-Rosenbaum was born and raised in the Washington, DC area. She attended the Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda Md. for high school and went on to the Marymount University in Arlington, Va. to study nursing. At this time, Katharine worked as a unit secretary of a local Emergency Room where she was responsible for the coordination and application of logistical and administrative tasks. While in the nursing program, Katharine found herself listening to the patient's concerns and fears in additional to treating the diagnosis. With that, Katharine changed her major to Psychology. During this time, Katharine participated in a nationally recognized organization that is dedicated to treating and assisting abused children. This was where Katharine was introduced to play therapy.
Upon receiving her Bachelor of Science degree with an emphasis in Health Sciences from Marymount University, Katharine went on to enroll in The American School of Professional Psychology in their Clinical Psychology Master's program. During this time, Katharine was employed at a private Psychiatric Hospital as a Psychiatric Technician. There, she was able to rotate between the child, adolescent, and adult units, facilitating psycho-educational groups, one-on-one patient sessions, and participating in emergency response codes. At the same time, Katharine completed her Master’s internship in Fairfax County, Va. working in the infancy and early childhood program performing non-directed client centered play therapy. Katharine’s clients ranged in age from three to eleven years of age with primary diagnoses of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Adjustment Disorder, and Selective Mutism. Many of these Clients had experienced emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. Katharine also co-facilitated an anger management group for adolescent males, a social skills group for children, and developed and authored a group program for sexually abused females aged ten to twelve. Thereafter, Katharine began working in an outpatient residential facility for nineteen adult clients as a mental health counselor. Katharine’s responsibilities included monitoring day-to-day activities, documentation of client daily progress, medication monitoring, and emergency interventions. Katharine received her Master’s in Clinical Psychology.
 On a personal level, Katharine’s husband participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2007 to 2009 as a United States Army officer and was deployed to Iraq during this time. Katharine was able to advise her husband on different problems that his soldiers encountered. Among these problems were combat stress, adjustment, and other surrounding issues that military families face before, during, and after deployments. Her personal interests include drawing and painting in a multitude of mediums, outdoor sports such as fishing and baseball, and always trying new things. Overall, she is dedicated to equal, fair, and honest treatment of all clients, no matter the issue or problem being confronted.
“What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.” - Albert Pine
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