My name is Kathryn Perkel and I am a Clinical Psychologist presently living in Knoxville TN. I currently work in private practice with the most sensitive, loving and wise human beings I have had the privilege of walking alongside on their journeys to healing their most broken and vulnerable parts of selves.

I have my PsyD in Clinical Psychology. I completed my training in Los Angeles California; however, I have been practicing in Knoxville Tennessee since I moved here in 2014. I was originally drawn towards Humanistic Existential therapy. More specifically, I have always been captivated by existential concerns of human beings living knowing we will eventually die. I have also struggled to understand how humans are brave enough to continue loving others knowing we will lose them as well, whether it be through physical death or loss of connection as our paths with others come together and move apart across lifetimes.

As I continued to live my life, experiencing my own growth, connection, loss, and pain, I have become more drawn towards healing these existential realities through Buddhist philosophy, Mindfulness, and Transpersonal Psychology practices. Transpersonal Psychology postulates that incorporating soul centered growth and spirituality are critical in supporting client’s psychological and emotional growth and healing.