New Licensed Associate Counselor

Please join us in welcoming our newest LAC- Katie Hinkle!

Katie recently graduated from Northern Arizona University with a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She is currently a doctoral candidate for the Combined Counseling and School Psychology program with a certificate in Positive Behavior Support at NAU. Her modalities include include Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Existential approaches. Additionally, she has completed the Gottman Level 1 couples training, Prolonged Exposure certification for PTSD, and the Mending the Soul (MTS) group curriculum at RCC. Katie has experience working as a Case Manager at NAU Counseling Services assisting clients with accessing local resources on campus and in the community. As a Flagstaff native she is familiar with the local needs of our community and am passionate about connecting people to the best possible support networks available to aid in their healing journey. 

Katie enjoys integrating client’s faith in counseling as a source of meaning, hope and healing. She encourages clients to explore and better understand their personally held core values and work with them to create tangible changes in their lives to put their values into action. In addition to faith integration and values work, her professional interests include healing from trauma, resiliency, navigating relationships and couples therapy, growth through life transitions, and exploring creative solutions to barriers clients may be facing.

Katie’s personal interests include camping, hiking, and riding my motorcycle and mountain bike around Northern Arizona with my husband, three children, and dog. Additionally, she loves cooking/baking, doing arts and crafts, and reading.

Katie’s limited openings filled up fast, but she does have a waitlist for those interested in working with her.