Dr. Kate Collison is a licensed clinical psychologist and research faculty member at The Family Institute. She treats individual adults for a wide range of clinical problems and psychosocial stressors, including anxiety, depression, OCD, substance use, and transition to parenthood. Dr. Collison completed her clinical internship at Hines VA and has worked in a variety of settings, including a university-affiliated therapy practice, women’s health clinic, and inpatient psychiatric hospital.

Dr. Collison uses principles of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in her clinical practice. These types of treatment are relatively time-limited and goals-focused, with the goal of helping individuals feel empowered and capable of using their strengths and skills to lead lives worth living. She emphasizes a collaborative approach that uses each individual’s values and goals as the starting point for their work together.

Dr. Collison received her M.S. and Ph.D. at Purdue University, where she studied personality constructs that tend to be related to antisocial and aggressive behavior. Her most recent work has focused on evaluating the effectiveness of intimate partner violence (IPV) programs and working with community agencies to implement evidence-based IPV interventions.