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katie bassiri
Katie Bassiri MA, LPCC RPT-S™ is a business owner and mental health therapist in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Although she has worked in the autism community for 14 years, she didn't begin to understand her own neurodivergent brain (Gifted, HSP, AuDHD) until she discovered her 3 children were autistic. She now navigates the complexities of what it is like being a mother, employer, and neurodivergent human interacting and existing within the current reality of our systems.
As a mental health therapist, Katie considers herself a humanistic therapist and strongly believes that all humans are whole and already have inside of themselves the instincts to find wisdom, growth, healing and fulfillment. Katie is a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor™, a Gottman Level 2 therapist, an Autplay Supervisor, and a prescriptive therapist at her core. Katie supervises all levels of clinicians, from graduate students to play therapists in training. She is an interdisciplinary supervisor in the state of New Mexico and has provided supervision to therapists around the United States.
Katie's work is focused on helping humans live authentic and connected lives by sharing her expertise in play therapy, autism, and universal design considerations. She provides coaching and training around the world and has been recognized locally and internationally for her work in the field of mental health. Katie is also a children's book author, you can purchase her book, "Congratulations You're Autistic!" on Amazon and the Self Esteem Shop
