Dr. Katie Aafjes-van Doorn

Throughout my career as Clinical Psychologist I have been engaged in clinical practice, teaching and research. After receiving my MSc in Clinical Psychology at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 2005, I moved to the United Kingdom (UK). I earned a MSc in Psychological Research, followed by a doctorate in Clinical Psychology at University of Oxford, and gained licensure in the UK. I moved to California, USA and later gained licensure in New York. I have taught psychodynamic therapy skills to doctoral students for many years at Yeshiva University, New York and now teach psychotherapy theories and counseling skills to undergraduate students at New York University Shanghai. My research is also very clinically focused, in that I examine session recordings and transcripts to better understand verbal and non-verbal aspects of the relationship between patients and therapists.

During my training years in the Netherlands and the UK I worked in a variety of clinical settings, with different modalities (CBT, CAT, DBT, EDT) and patient groups (i.e. adults, older adults, children) and developed a strong interest in psychodynamic therapy. It is important for me to track progress regularly and make sure I am attuned to patients’ in-session experiences throughout treatment.