kat zwick, ma, lpcc, lcpc, cgp-s, cccs

owner, consultant, trainer, individual, family & group therapist

she/her, they/them

Certified Group Psychotherapist & Qualified CGP Supervisor

Certified Coercive Control Specialist

It is a privilege to walk with others on a healing journey…

The therapy space with me is a place clients can receive understanding, presence and curiosity as well as a place we can work together to set goals and investigate struggles as well as barriers to change and create strategies for solutions that will work. I do this using the techniques that might work for the specific client or group in front of me rather than using a “one size fits all” approach.

I have specialized in treating and leading the treatment of eating disorders, patterns of relational dysfunction, emotion dysregulation, complex trauma, substance misuse and neurodivergent and LGBTQIA+ populations for 17 years.

I also have been a practitioner and learner in the field of group and organizational dynamics and group psychotherapy since 2007. I have been running therapy groups since 2009 in a variety of treatment settings, including Residential, PHP, IOP and outpatient. I specialize in process groups and skills groups, and I am the Director of the Core Principles of Group Psychotherapy Course for the International Board for the Certification of Group Psychotherapists and the American Group Psychotherapy Association.

Over the past four years, I have been pursuing training and education in the field of coercive control and cultic studies and am honored to work with survivors of high-control groups, cults, institutions and relationships.

Some of my other practice areas and specializations are listed below.

We might be a good fit if:

  • You are seeking a curious and non-judgmental approach

  • You would like to change some of your behaviors or challenges

  • You would like to understand yourself and your experiences better

  • A non-dogmatic, anti-oppression framework is important to you

  • You have been involved in a high-control group, cult, institution or relationship

  • You would like help with relationship challenges

  • You are recovering from eating disorders/disordered eating and/or substance misuse

  • You would like to work on executive functioning challenges

  • You are neurodivergent, queer and/or transgender/gender expansive

special training in:

  • Organizational Dynamics, Management & Executive Training

  • Group Psychotherapy & Supervision

  • Coercive Control / High-Control Groups, Cults, Relationships & Institutions

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Adapted for Marginalized Populations

    • DBT-PTSD

  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for CPTSD

  • Harm Reduction

  • Motivational Interviewing

  • Trauma-Informed Care

  • Internal Family Systems

  • Psychodynamic & Relational Approaches

  • Family Systems

  • Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP)

  • Group-As-A-Whole & Modern Group Analytic Adapted for Multi-Cultural & Marginalized Populations

  • Social Justice, Equity, Diversity & Accessibility in Therapy & Consultation

special populations/treatment & supervision areas:

  • LGBTQIA+

  • Neurodivergence

  • Eating Disorders

  • Relational Challenges

  • Coercive Control Survivors

    • High-Control Groups & Cults

    • Narcissistic Abuse

  • Substance Misuse

  • Complex Trauma

  • Chronic & Acute Suicidal Ideation

  • Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

  • Borderline Personality Disorder

  • OCD

To read about RtW’s 4 years as a group practice and training site in Santa Cruz for gender affirming and eating disorder care, please visit RtW’s Legacy Page

professional memberships:

American Group Psychotherapy Association

International Cultic Studies Association

International Association for Eating Disorder Professionals (iaedp) - Heartland Chapter

GAYLESTA: The Psychotherapist Association for Gender and Sexual Diversity

California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists