Kate Weir, LPC-S, RPT-S
Ed.S, M.Ed., LPC-S, Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor
Founder, Kindred Collective
Director, The Loft
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Kate Weir has more than 20 years of experience working in the counseling profession with children, teens, young adults and families. Kate received both her Master’s and Educational Specialist degrees from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Her Master’s degree is in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Community Agency Counseling. Kate is certified as a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (LPC-S), is a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor (RPT-S) and is approved by the state of Missouri as a licensure supervisor for counselors-in-training and provisionally licensed professional counselors in the State of Missouri. She is also a former Professional School Counselor (grades K-12.)
Kate is the founder and former director of Kindred Collective, a community of therapists who specialize in play therapy while also offering services to teens, adults, and parents. Kate currently directs the Kindred LOFT, an off-shoot of Kindred Collective focusing on the training of play therapists, community outreach and family support.
Her current areas of professional interest include teaching and creating classes in play therapy for Heartland Play Therapy Institute, teaching classes in counseling with children and adolescents at Stephens College, supervising provisional LPCs and play therapists in training, teaching practicum students, and seeing individual clients.
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Kate has taught as an adjunct professor with Stephens College in its masters’ program; with Heartland Play, a play therapy training institute; and has also given presentations and conducted workshops for the Missouri Association for Play Therapy and other organizations. Kate is a member of the American Counseling Association, the Association for Play Therapy, and a past president of the Missouri Association for Play Therapy.
Kate began her counseling career in Wilmington, North Carolina at a family counseling agency. As part of her role at the counseling agency, Kate worked with local school counselors to develop and carry out solution-focused anger management programs at both the elementary and high school levels.
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Kate spent several years as a professional school counselor at both the elementary and secondary levels. With much school experience, Kate is well-equipped to help children and parents with school-based issues such as bullying, social development, academic performance, ADHD, and behavioral issues.
Currently, Kate practices privately in Columbia, Missouri. In her private practice, Kate provides individual therapy for children, teens, and young adults. She also provides parent and school consultation and works closely with families.
Kate enjoys helping children, teens and families who are navigating divorces, separations, and other family changes. She helps individuals and families learn to cope positively with anxiety, anger, depression, grief, and other social-emotional or behavioral issues. Kate works with children as young as three and also works with adults of all ages.
As a play therapist, Kate is passionate about helping her young clients to heal and grow through play. She loves using creative, playful and expressive techniques with her pre-teen and teenage clients as well. Kate also enjoys consulting with parents about child-parent relationships and child development.
Kate cherishes family time with her fun ‘tween son and her husband of over 20 years. She is a self-proclaimed bookworm, and her “happy place” is a cozy coffee shop where she is equipped with a book, sticky notes and brightly colored gel pens. She loves making memories with her family, learning and playing in or near water.
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