“Brain science and the advent of imaging technology
have made it clear just how embodied the mind is.”
My therapeutic approach is based on an existential-phenomenological, humanistic, psychoanalytic, and feminist approach. It involves reflective listening and dialogue to understand with you how your history, as well as larger social-cultural forces, influence your present experience. I work to mirror back to you aspects of yourself which may be unclear or that may hold important but unacknowledged wisdom and insight. In addition, I may use specific therapeutic interventions such as resourcing-in from Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR); Lifespan Integration (LI); guided visualization; Dialectical Behavioral Therapy skills (DBT) of emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness; and mindfulness practices.
Projects and Publications
Pape, K.M. (in press). Context Matters: A Liberatory and Reproductive Justice Approach to Perinatal Mental Health Care. Studies in Gender and Sexuality.
Pape, K. M., Rodriguez, J., & Veith, J. (2026). Can psychology improve lives and solve the world’s challenges without grounding in the humanities? Jesuit Educational Quarterly, 2(1), 49–65. https://doi.org/10.51238/jeq.WsZL002
Pape, K.M. (2021) Emerging into a World of Understanding: A Hermeneutic Exploration of Perinatal Mood Disorders and Clinical Practice. In P. Cushman (Ed.) Hermeneutic Approaches to Interpretive Research: Dissertations in a Different Key. Routledge.
One of my areas of expertise is in reproductive justice and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. I am featured in the upcoming film Between Ourselves Documentary: https://www.betweendocumentary.com/
I look forward to speaking with you.
