Meet Kate Dean, M.S., LMHC

Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Pastor’s Wife & Mom of Four

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For over a decade, I’ve been walking with individuals, couples, and families through seasons of pain, transition, and growth.

My Path to Counseling

My path to counseling began at Palm Beach Atlantic University, where I earned a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology with a dual focus in mental health and marriage and family therapy. My work in both secular and Christian settings deepened my passion for supporting individuals, couples, and families through life’s most challenging seasons.

Over the past decade, I have gained extensive experience with family dynamics, trauma, ministry-related stress, and spiritual health. Today, I integrate my clinical training with compassionate, faith-informed care to help clients find healing, clarity, and renewed connection.

Life experiences that shape how I care for you

  • 12+ years in ministry as a pastor's wife, church staff, and para-church ministries

  • Training with family-of-origin trauma, attachment, blended families, marital conflict, grief, and parenting special needs

  • Real-world experience at Place of Hope (teen girls, sex trafficking survivors) and Boys Town

Education & Training

  • M.S. in Counseling Psychology – Focus in Mental Health and Marriage & Family

  • Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC – Florida)

  • Certified Trainer & Facilitator in Prepare-Enrich

  • ART (Accelerated Resolution Therapy) Certified

  • Gottman Level 1 Trained

  • Couples Communication Certified

  • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) Trained

Counseling Approach

I believe that you are your own best expert. My role is to walk alongside you with empathy, curiosity, and clinical wisdom.

I use a collaborative, non-judgmental approach that views each client as a whole person, shaped by their past experiences, family of origin, personality, and spirituality. I integrate evidence-based tools with compassionate support to tailor therapy to each individual’s unique needs.

Outside of the Office

I’m a pastor’s wife and mom to four kids — one of whom is on the autism spectrum. Our family understands the beauty and challenge of special needs parenting, ministry life, and balancing it all.

  • Lover of coffee and slow mornings when I can get them

  • Passionate about helping families “bloom where they are planted”

  • Deeply values honesty, humor, and grace in hard seasons

If what you’ve read resonates with you, I’d be honored to walk with you in this season.

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