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Katie Dachtler, LCSW, LICSW

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Katherine So Dachtler, MSW, PhD(c), LCSW, LICSW (She/Her), is a transnational transracial adoptee, therapist, and community builder offering culturally responsive, adoption-humble care at Dachtler Therapy, PLLC. She is also founder of Intersectional Resources, LLC, training organizations on diversity, inclusion, and implicit bias. A University of North Dakota graduate now pursuing a PhD in Change Leadership for Equity and Inclusion, her research centers the experiences of transnational transracial adoptees and TTA clinicians. Katie was the first person of color elected to the Grand Forks School Board and the first woman of color elected to the Grand Forks City Council. A 2022 Arc of Justice Award recipient and 2023 Bush Fellow, she brings lived experience, clinical expertise, and community leadership to every part of her work.

Dachtler Therapy, PLLC
311 S 4th St, Ste 112
Grand Forks, ND 58203
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Website: http://www.dachtlertherapy.com
Dachtler Therapy, PLLC
311 S 4th St, Ste 112
Grand Forks, ND 58203

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Practice Location:
Office-Based
Telehealth
Insurance Taken:
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
HealthPartners
Medica
Medical Assistance
Medicare
Optum Health
Sanford Health
United Healthcare
Treatment Modalities:
Animal Assisted Therapy
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
Crisis Intervention Training
Eye Movement Desensitization-Reprocessing (EMDR)
LifeBook/Life Story Work
Trauma Focused – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF CBT)
Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM)
Areas of Practice:
Adoption Identity (i.e., self-worth, self-esteem)
Attachment
Childhood Depression
Chronic Illness
Divorce / Co Parenting
Domestic Violence
Early Traumatic Experiences
Foster Care
Grief and Loss Related to Adoption
High Conflict Families
Juvenile Justice Involvement
Kinship Families
Mood Disorder
Open Adoption
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Religious Trauma/Moral Injury
Search + Reunion
Self-Harming
Sex Trafficking Victim
Sexual Abuse (Victim)
Suicidal Concerns
Systems of Care Navigation
Transracial/Transcultural Families
Truancy
Client Demographics:
Adult (Ad. Parent - Individual)
Adult (Adoptee)
Birth/First Parent/Family Work
Couples Work
Elementary Age (7-12)
Family Work
LGBTQ+
Teen (13-18)
Young Adult (19-25)
PACC Graduate
Graduate of Permanency & Adoption Competency Certificate Program (PACC) through UMN’s Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare - More Info

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