Dr Katie Aumayer

Katie is a Clinical Psychologist who has been working in a variety of mental health settings with young people since 2014.

Her main interests lie in working systemically to support young people with complex trauma and attachment presentations and she has worked in community, inpatient, school and residential settings. Katie draws on a wide range of approaches in her work, including CBT, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and enjoys working creatively and flexibly to best meet the young person’s needs. Katie also values working with the young person’s family and network to build a shared understanding, ensure they are being supported in the best possible way, and that change happens beyond the individual therapy space.

Key achievements

• 2024: Qualified as a Clinical Psychologist and began her role in MCTS.

• 2024: Completed doctorate thesis exploring the impact of pupil-teacher attachment relationships for pupils excluded from mainstream school.

• 2021: Began the Clinical Psychology Doctorate at the University of Surrey.

• 2019: Involved in the development of DBT and CFT programmes in an adolescent secure mental health setting.

• 2017: Spent time working in India on community empowerment projects linking vulnerable women and families with opportunities for training and employment and developing women’s peer support groups.

• 2015: Began working as an Assistant Psychologist in an innovative therapeutic school for young people with complex attachment needs.

• 2012: Involved in research considering the role of paternal mental health in the post-natal period on early child development.