Kati Dobrei Psychotherapy- About

Hi, I'm Kati.

I’m the therapist and founder behind Kati Dobrei Psychotherapy. I’ve always been drawn to the parts of people that don’t get said out loud, the things that sit beneath the surface, what we carry quietly, and what we’re still trying to make sense of.

My work is informed by my clinical training and professional experience, but also by my own journey of learning how to slow down, set boundaries, and listen inward. I know what it’s like to be highly sensitive, to feel things deeply, and to be the person others rely on while quietly managing your own overwhelm.

I’m a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the CRPO and hold both a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology and a Master of Science in Exercise Physiology. This combination has deeply shaped the way I approach therapy. I don’t see mental health as something that exists only in our thoughts. Our emotions, relationships, experiences, environments, and bodies are deeply interconnected, and I believe therapy should make room for the whole person, rather than a reduction to a set of symptoms.

Before becoming a therapist...

I began my career as a personal trainer, where my passion for helping others create meaningful change first took shape. I later worked as an Exercise Physiologist at Cleveland Clinic, supporting high-performing individuals, including athletes and executives, in navigating the physical and psychological demands of their lives. From there, my career took me into corporate and business development roles within healthcare. While these roles may look very different on paper, together they gave me a firsthand understanding of achievement, pressure, burnout, behaviour change, and the complicated relationship we can develop with productivity and success. They also taught me that someone can appear incredibly capable on the outside while carrying a lot beneath the surface.

These experiences continue to shape the therapist I am today.

What therapy with me looks like...

To me, therapy is about more than analyzing patterns or collecting coping tools (though we’ll do some of that too.) It’s about understanding yourself more deeply: your patterns, your relationships, your nervous system, and the parts of you that may have been working very hard to keep you going for a very long time.

My approach is collaborative, evidence-based, and human. Depending on what you need, I integrate various modalities, including ACT, EMDR, schema therapy, parts-based work, and somatic interventions. There is no one-size-fits-all version of therapy, and I want our work to feel like it fits you.

Alongside psychotherapy, I also offer coaching for people looking for a different kind of support. Coaching is geared toward individuals who are less interested in therapeutic processing and more focused on moving toward a specific personal or professional goal with greater clarity, intention, and accountability.

My coaching approach draws from positive psychology, behavioural science, mindfulness, and values-based work.

And outside of this work...

Outside of the therapy room, I value many of the same things I encourage my clients to make space for: slowing down, being present, and staying connected to the people and things that matter to me. I’m an avid reader and will happily disappear into a good thriller or historical fiction novel. I spend a lot of time with my dog, Cashew, and I feel most like myself when I’m outside, walking, resetting, and getting a little space from the noise of everyday life.