Katie Fraser

Rooted Recovery offers specialized therapy to support lasting, positive changes in relationships with food, body, self, and others. Clients are also connected with support groups, recovery coaching, and other resources when helpful.

As an outpatient mental health therapist for Rooted Recovery, Katie has received specialized training in the treatment of substance use, addictions, and eating disorders. In addition to conducting research and teaching graduate counseling courses specific to eating disorder treatment, she served on the CREDN board for several years, and has worked as a therapist and manager in all levels of care, from inpatient down to residential, then day-treatment, and now outpatient treatment. With a dedication to expanding access to care, she is passionate about research and the development of evidence-based approaches that target the underlying mechanisms contributing to complex and often co-occurring patterns of suffering–such as those found in addiction, disordered eating, and other challenging behavioral health concerns. Her work emphasizes flexible, values-driven interventions that support psychological flexibility, emotion regulation, and meaningful change.

With an additional graduate degree in Computer Science, Katie’s research has focused on AI and the development of mHealth applications through a human-computer interaction lens. She enjoys serving as an advisor and providing consultation to healthcare providers and organizations and merging her technical and clinical expertise through collaboration in interdisciplinary research focusing on refining health and wellness treatments to enhance accessibility, effectiveness, and impact on environmental, personal and community well-being.

She values work, curiosity, family, friends, learning, outdoor adventures, and humor. As an avid animal lover with a passion for conservation work, Katie volunteers at local nature reserves and farm animal sanctuaries and likes to go on mindful walks with her cat and muddy adventures with her dogs.