No. I'm an educator with nearly three decades in schools, not a licensed clinician. I do family strategy, device decisions, crisis navigation, and referrals. If your family needs clinical care, I'll say so and help you find it.

Do you work with my kid, or with me?

Whichever the situation calls for. Sometimes it's the parent, sometimes the kid or young adult, and often both. We figure out the right shape on the free call.

Do you take insurance?

No. These aren't clinical services, so insurance doesn't apply.

I'm not in Arizona. Can we still work together?

Yes. Everything except the in-home technology set-up is done over video, and the set-up works over video with screen sharing too.

Is what I tell you confidential?

Mostly, and I'll be straight about the exception. I'm a mandatory reporter. If I learn that a child is being abused, neglected, or is in immediate danger, I'm required to report it, and I will. I'll tell you when that's happening rather than do it behind your back. Outside of that, what you tell me stays with me. I don't share it with your school or anyone else without your say-so. It isn't the legal privilege you'd have with an attorney or a therapist, and I won't pretend it is.

What if I need more after the session?

You can add sessions or move up to the package, and I'll credit what you've already paid toward it.

Work With Katey

One-to-one help for families figuring out the digital world, before, during, or after something goes wrong.

Most parents who call me aren't in an emergency. They're somewhere in the messy middle: a phone decision they keep putting off, a kid who's gone quiet, a group chat that turned, a house where screens have become the only argument anyone has anymore.

Some are in an emergency. I do that too.

Either way, you don't have to have it figured out before you talk to me.

How we can work together

Start here

Navigator Triage Call

Free

15 minutes · Video call or phone

A straight read on what you're dealing with and what to do next. I'll tell you honestly whether this is something you can handle at home, something I can help with, or something that needs a professional I can point you to.

What it isn't: A sales call. If I'm not the right person, I'll tell you and I'll tell you who is.

Family Strategy Session

$125

60 minutes · Video call · $150 for high-needs situations

We go deep on one family, one situation. You leave with a written plan: what to do this week, what to do this month, and what to stop doing.

60-minute session
Written plan afterwards
Two weeks of email follow-up
Referral matching through The Family Network, included in the fee

Most families start here

Family Navigator Package

$300–$500

Multi-session · Video calls

The difference between a good conversation and an actual change is the six weeks afterwards. This is that. We build the plan together, then I stay with you while you put it in place, because the hard part isn't knowing what to do, it's holding the line in week three when your kid is furious and you're tired.

Multiple sessions over several weeks
Written family plan, revised as we go
Email access throughout
Warm referrals through The Family Network at no extra cost

Family Technology Set-Up

$200

90 minutes · In-home (East Valley) or video call

We sit down with the actual devices and set them up properly: filters, screen time, location sharing, app permissions, the lot. Then I show you how to change it yourself when your needs change, so you are not calling anyone next time.

All family devices
Age-appropriate settings on each
Recommendations on tools worth paying for, including monitoring tools like Bark where they fit (I work for Bark, so you should know that when I recommend them)
A written record of what we set

What actually happens

You book. Pick a time. If it's the free triage call, that's the whole step: no forms, no intake, no explaining yourself twice.
I send a short intake. Paid sessions only. Five minutes, so I'm not spending your hour getting up to speed.
We talk. Video, mostly. You don't need to prepare anything or have your thoughts organized. That's my job.
You get a plan in writing. Not notes. An actual plan, with what to do first.
I check back. Depending on what you booked.

Most of the families I work with

Have a kid or young adult between 5 and 25
Are not in crisis. Some are.
Have already tried something that didn't work
Are worn out from advice that's either "take the phone away" or "kids will be kids"
Want someone who'll tell them the truth about how serious it is

I'm probably not your person if

You want someone to monitor your child's phone for you. That's a tool's job, and there are good ones
You're looking for clinical mental health treatment. I'll help you find a clinician
You want me to be the one who takes the phone away

Questions parents ask

Is this therapy?: No. I'm an educator with nearly three decades in schools, not a licensed clinician. I do family strategy, device decisions, crisis navigation, and referrals. If your family needs clinical care, I'll say so and help you find it.
Do you work with my kid, or with me?: Whichever the situation calls for. Sometimes it's the parent, sometimes the kid or young adult, and often both. We figure out the right shape on the free call.
Do you take insurance?: No. These aren't clinical services, so insurance doesn't apply.
I'm not in Arizona. Can we still work together?: Yes. Everything except the in-home technology set-up is done over video, and the set-up works over video with screen sharing too.
Is what I tell you confidential?: Mostly, and I'll be straight about the exception. I'm a mandatory reporter. If I learn that a child is being abused, neglected, or is in immediate danger, I'm required to report it, and I will. I'll tell you when that's happening rather than do it behind your back. Outside of that, what you tell me stays with me. I don't share it with your school or anyone else without your say-so. It isn't the legal privilege you'd have with an attorney or a therapist, and I won't pretend it is.
What if I need more after the session?: You can add sessions or move up to the package, and I'll credit what you've already paid toward it.

Still not sure?

Book the free call. Fifteen minutes, no cost, and you'll leave knowing what you're dealing with, even if the answer is that you don't need me.

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