A New Name, a New Focus

I've decided to start a new psychotherapy practice here in the Hilltowns of Western Massachusetts, after closing one down in the city several years ago. I figured it might be interesting to chronicle it here. It won't be a traditonal practice, in any sense, nor do I want it to be. I don't see the world in conventional ways, so my practice will reflect that.

The new name of the blog, Dr. Kathy, Ink., will be the new name of my practice. I thought of all kinds of other names--ones through which I tried to capture what I want people to link to, about the way I work--but ultimately, I think just being 'Dr. Kathy' captures it.

Kathy is my legal birth name, not a nickname. I always believed that the words "Dr." and "Kathy" fit as well as "oatmeal" and "orange juice" for breakfast. But that's my name, and that's my degree, and I guess it is a description of me, as well. Professional but not fussy.

I hope to keep my practice simple, and local, two traits I've come to value a great deal. I'll start out seeing people in their homes. Sort of a "The doctor is in...your house" kind of thing. One visit to people's houses says more than hours of descriptions about their "lifestyle."

In upcoming blogs, I plan to talk about the logistics of setting up a psychotherapy practice, Dr. Kathy style, decisions I'm making about fee structure, and the kind of people I'm best suited to work with. I want the reader to have a pretty good sense for who I am and what I believe in, so that if they call me to set up an appointment, they know what they are getting into. Forewarned is forearmed, or something like that.