If you’re feeling burned out, stuck in survival mode, or wondering whether ADHD might be part of your story... you’re in the right place.
Hi, I’m Dr. Katie Carhart, a licensed clinical psychologist. Below you’ll find ways to work with me, free practical tools, and recent writing, podcast episodes and media features.
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🪴 Work With Me Directly
I offer depth-oriented telehealth services through Align & Empower Therapy, including:
• Individual therapy for adults
• Couples therapy
• Adult family therapy (parents & adult children, adult siblings)
• Therapy intensives
• Comprehensive ADHD evaluations
Services are provided via secure telehealth in 43 PSYPACT-authorized states, including Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia, Florida, and Arizona.
Please note: Align & Empower Therapy is a private-pay telehealth practice for adults in PSYPACT states. Please review services and investment details before scheduling.
📩 Read & Subscribe on Substack
I share reflections on mental health, burnout, and alignment, along with free resources and updates on my Substack. Sign up here.
Free Resources
Executive Functioning Planner for 2026
Designed to work with your ADHD or neurodivergent brain, this planner supports tasks, schedules, big-picture planning, and daily to-dos in one place. Each week of the year has its own tab, with an ongoing to-do list and a monthly calendar you can reference at any time. Each day includes space for scheduled activities, a clear to-do list, and an easy way to check off tasks as you go, helping you stay oriented without constantly flipping pages. MOST importantly, when the plan changes, and inevitably it will, you can easily copy and paste content to a new day or week, and pull through tasks that are still pending.
Excel Version
Numbers (Mac) Version
Learn More About Polyvagal Theory
You can download the full infographic via the blog post.
Want more tools like this? Find more free tools here, or join my email list on Substack.
Recent Media & Writing
On my blog and through the media, I also share reflections on mental health, social policy, burnout, neurodivergence, and nervous system regulation, especially for people who carry deep care for the world and community around them and are still trying to tend to themselves.​
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Recent Blog Articles...
Here's my most recent article on how to cope with news anxiety, how it can impact us (via vicarious trauma, secondary trauma or moral injury): https://www.alignandempowertherapy.com/post/news-anxiety-empathy-fatigue-vicarious-trauma
Recent Media Quotes...
I was recently consulted by Cosmopolitan on the mental health and nervous system impact of consuming highly distressing news and public information.​​
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Recent Podcast Episodes...
In this episode of The Higher Self Hotline, I sit down with Zoey Greco to talk more about the current news cycle, empathy fatigue, burnout, alignment, polyvagal theory, nervous system regulation and more!
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🎙 Media Inquiries
Available for podcast interviews, expert commentary, and speaking requests.
Website Disclaimer
The information provided on this website, including blog posts, downloadable resources, and external links, is for educational and informational purposes only. It does not constitute psychological treatment, diagnosis, or individualized clinical advice. Viewing this site or contacting Align & Empower Therapy, PLLC does not establish a psychologist–client relationship. Clinical services are provided only after completion of appropriate intake procedures and mutual agreement to treatment. If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, please call 911 or 988, or go to your nearest emergency room. Services are offered via telehealth to adults located in PSYPACT-authorized states where Dr. Carhart is legally permitted to practice.
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