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Meet Katy Perkins Coveney, LCSW-S
A passionate counseling advocate, dedicated industry educator and driven by a call to work with underserved and marginalized populations, Speaker Katy Perkins Coveney is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker-Supervisor committed to creating safe spaces for learning and training that breaks down bias and improves awareness of intersectional issues in her training of mental health professionals.
As founder and CEO of her practice, FindSelf Counseling, with offices in Dallas TX and Fayetteville, NC, Katy is often called upon for clinical supervision, case consultation and policy analysis.
Katy’s speaking experience spans from local professional and community groups to colleges and universities to national conference and association stages.
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See Katy's speaking engagement highlights.
Why Katy ?
Facilitating active discussions that encourage audience participation and feedback, Katy tailors her messages with a specific audience in mind.
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Yours.
With a refreshingly honest and direct style, Katy’s sensitivity and “real talk” is just one of the reasons clients seek her out. Her commitment to help clients live differently by creating impactful changes is why she is so often requested to share her expertise at speaking engagements, workshops and conferences across the country.
Katy's expertise
From her broad experience in social service settings - from domestic violence prevention trainings to disordered eating to legal advocacy - Katy is well-versed in speaking on a host of issues. As a therapist who specializes in trauma, and someone who has a lived experience as an adopted person reunited with her first family, Katy speaks clearly to the intersectionality of mental health issues.
family secrets
post-adoption adult experience
DISORDERed eating
Domestic violence
legislative advocacy
