Starling Psychotherapy
Depth-Oriented
At times of change, or when life becomes difficult to make sense of, more can rise to the surface than we expect.
Thoughts, feelings, and past experiences can overlap. Familiar patterns may return, or something difficult to name may begin to ask for attention.
Therapy offers a place to stay with what is emerging, with curiosity about what repeats and space for what is not yet understood. Over time, what once felt vague or overwhelming can begin to take shape, and new possibilities can emerge.
This is a slower, thoughtful way of working that makes room for depth, complexity, and change that can take root over time. You do not need to have a clear explanation for what you are feeling before beginning. Sometimes, finding language for the experience is part of the work.
Not Sure where to begin?
I created two brief, self-guided tools to help you pause, notice what is present, and find language for your experience.
A Place to Begin℠ is a guided reflection for exploring what may be changing, what feels most present, and what might be asking for your attention.
Between Sessions℠ is a simple way to check in with your internal weather, notice what has shifted, and reflect on what may be unfolding between sessions.
Who this work is for
People come to therapy for many reasons. You may be moving through:
· A life transition, such as a career change, relocation, loss, or a major decision · Grief and loss, including the slow grief of caregiving or watching someone change · Chronic stress, burnout, or the weight of caring for others over time · Anxiety or emotional patterns that feel hard to understand or shift · Difficulty in your relationships with others, or in your relationship with yourself · An experience that feels significant, even if it does not fit neatly into a diagnosis
Individual Sessions
A space to explore patterns, emotions, and experiences that may be difficult to understand on your own. The work is less about finding quick solutions and more about listening closely to what is unfolding.
Couples Therapy
For relationships where something feels stuck, strained, or difficult to understand. Together, we pay attention to what is happening between you so that familiar patterns can become clearer and new ways of relating can emerge.
"In my early professional years, I was asking the question: How can I treat, or cure, or change this person? Now I would phrase the question in this way: How can I provide a relationship which this person may use for his own personal growth? ... It seems to me that the good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination."
Carl Rogers
About Katie
Katie Dumm, MA, MSc, LPCC
Founder & Psychotherapist | Boulder, Colorado
My background spans science, the humanities, and psychology. My work draws from contemplative, existential, creative, cognitive, and somatic approaches, as well as my own experience with significant life transitions, chronic stress, and serious illness.
I bring a thoughtful, grounded, and flexible presence to therapy. I work especially well with people who are reflective, curious, and interested in understanding their experience more deeply.
I integrate psychological insight, mindfulness, and philosophical inquiry in a way that is human, steady, and unhurried.
